Extended-wear contact lenses and intraocular lenses for aphakic correction

Walter J. Stark; Gregory P. Kracher; Claude L. Cowan; Hugh R. Taylor; Lawrence W. Hirst; Ray T. Oyakawa; A. Edward Maumenee

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(79)90511-7

Extended-wear contact lenses and intraocular lenses for aphakic correction

Walter J. Stark, Gregory P. Kracher, Claude L. Cowan, Hugh R. Taylor, Lawrence W. Hirst, Ray T. Oyakawa, A. Edward Maumenee

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We evaluated extended-wear soft contact lens use in 128 aphakic eyes of 113 patients, 44 of whom had been unable to wear conventional contact lenses; 116 eyes (91%) have been successfully fitted and have worn the extended-wear lenses without significant complication. Eleven patients were unable to wear the lens or had to be discontinued for transient lensrelated problems. In 103 eyes successfully fitted the lens is removed for cleaning less often than monthly. Ninety six of the 116 eyes fitted have visual acuity as good as, or better than, with aphakic correcting spectacles. The results obtained with the extended-wear soft contact lens are similar to those obtained with intraocular lenses, except for the recent high incidence of inflammation seen after intraocular lens insertion when using ethylene-oxide-sterilized lenses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	535-542
Number of pages	8
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	88
Issue number	3 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9394(79)90511-7
State	Published - Sep 1979
Externally published	Yes

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Extended-wear contact lenses and intraocular lenses for aphakic correction

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