Anterior Segment Complications of Contact Lens WearJoel A. Silbert For optometrists in training and practice, coverage includes: physiologic complications of contact lens wear; inflammation, toxicity and allergy; complications affecting lids and adnexa; dry eye complications; infection; complications of extended wear lenses and of irregular astigmatism; and more. |
Contents
Peripheral Corneal Staining | 59 |
Endothelial Complications | 91 |
Inflammation Toxicity and Allergy | 123 |
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Acanthamoeba Arch Ophthalmol associated astigmatism bacterial base curve blepharitis blink cause changes chronic CLAO clinical conjunctival Contact Lens Clin contact lens wear contact lens-induced corneal curvature corneal edema corneal endothelium corneal epithelium corneal infection corneal staining corneal topography corneal ulcers daily wear diameter disease drug dry eye dystrophy effects endothelial endothelium entropion evaluation fluorescein giant papillary conjunctivitis Holden BA hydrogel lenses hypoxia increased infiltrates inflammation inflammatory Int Contact Lens Invest Ophthalmol keratitis keratoconus layer lens design lens fitting lens wearers limbal meibomian glands microcysts normal ocular surface Ophthal Ophthalmol Vis Sci Ophthalmology Optom Assoc Optom Physiol Opt oxygen patient percent peripheral corneal Plate PMMA posterior practitioner problems radial keratotomy reduced refractive reported response result rigid lens rose bengal soft contact lenses soft lens solutions stromal symptoms tact lens tear film thalmol therapy thickness Thimerosal tients tion tissue treatment vascularization vision visual acuity wear contact lenses
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Excimer Lasers in Ophthalmology David S Gartry,Charles McGhee,Hugh R Taylor,Stephen L Trokel No preview available - 1997 |