Silico-acrylate contact lenses for extended wear

J H C Kok; W H Beekhuis; H van Nes

doi:10.1007/BF00142358

Silico-acrylate contact lenses for extended wear

J H C Kok, W H Beekhuis, H van Nes

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Abstract

Extended wear contact lenses (EWCL) have been successfully used for the correction of aphakia. Disadvantages of soft EWCL are lens precipitates, lens loss and failure to correct higher astigmatic errors. Silico-acrylate rigid EWCL with high oxygen transmissibility have been used in this study to correct aphakia and higher astigmatic errors. Fourteen eyes were fitted with Boston IV lenses and observed for a mean of 6.5 months. All patients tolerated the rigid EWCL well without important complications. One patient discontinued lens wear because of discomfort without obvious clinical abnormalities. Rigid silico-acrylate EWCL are a reliable alternative for soft EWCL and are in some cases to be preferred to soft EWCL.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology
Volume	61
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00142358
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 1986

Keywords

Acrylates/adverse effects
Aged
Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear/adverse effects
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic/adverse effects
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Middle Aged
Silicones/adverse effects

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Silico-acrylate contact lenses for extended wear

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