Exploring the potential for microbial transfer from exhaled breath to the ocular surface: a comparative analysis of respiratory and ocular microbiota
Minimal microbial overlap between exhaled breath and the conjunctiva suggests that in healthy adults, under specific low-intensity conditions tested, direct transmission to the ocular surface appears minimal.
Authors
- Jerome Ozkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6194-1128)
- Minas T. Coroneo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-2011)
- Marwan E. Majzoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-8211)
- Mark D. P. Willcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-7563)
- Torsten Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-3001)
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (AU)
- Environmental Earth Sciences (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102581
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00