Lipid deposition on contact lenses in symptomatic and asymptomatic contact lens wearers

It is estimated that approximately 41 million people wear contact lenses (CL) in the United States alone [1]. CL wear disrupts tear film structure in part by accumulating tear components such as lipids [2,3], proteins [4 –6] and mucins [7] within minutes of wear [8–10], resulting in a possible reduction of essential components within the tears. This could potentially adversely affect comfort during CL wear.

Source: Contact Lens and Anterior Eye - May 24, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Negar Babaei Omali, Lakshman. N. Subbaraman, Miriam Heynen, Mark Lada, Kristy Canavan, Zohra Fadli, William Ngo, Lyndon Jones Source Type: research