A 25-year-old resident presents to the emergency department with severe eye pain. She has not been home for 2 days and has had the current pair of contacts continuously in her eyes for 6 weeks. What major protective mechanism of the eye could not keep up with such contaminated contacts, resulting in infection?

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Lysozyme found in tears is one of our major protective mechanisms of the eye. It is, in general, more effective against Gram-positive organisms.

A 25-Year-Old Resident Presents to the Emergency Department with Severe