Objective: To report the therapeutic practice patterns of silicone hydrogel (SiH) bandage soft contact lenses (BSCL ... to January 2009 in a tertiary care cornea practice. All patients had ...

The graft formed a double scroll in correct orientation and corneal tapping with a single canula, unfolded it partially. Due to limited space, the other end was unfolded with difficulty but with ...

Half (15 of 30) of controls had been prescribed disposable single-vision distance soft contact lenses for part-time ... was the baseline vertical corneal asymmetry; nonprogressor OK eyes had ...

Purpose: The study analyzed the changes in corneal surface shape after replacing orthokeratology lenses carrying a small base curve (BC) diameter. Methods: In this retrospective study, we included ~54 ...

That’s because sleeping in your contact lenses makes you six to eight times more likely to get an eye infection. Serious eye infections can lead to corneal damage, surgery, and, in rare cases ...

All lenses for left eyes were blue-tinted to prevent lens swapping. Contact lens fitting was performed according to cycloplegic refraction, corneal curvature and horizontal visible iris diameter.

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A recent groundbreaking study revealed that trans-epithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (TE-PTK) is safe and efficient for the treatment of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome (RCES ... topical ...

You must, however, consider several factors when deciding upon glasses, contact lenses, or vision correction surgery. Each vision correction option has advantages and drawbacks. Your health ...

A persistent epithelial defect was defined as “a corneal epithelial defect persisting for at least 2 weeks with a minimum diameter of 2 mm along the greatest axis without improvement despite ...