Correlation between long-term use of rigid gas permeable contact lenses and endothelial morphometric changes in keratoconus patients

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of long-term use of rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lenses on corneal endothelium in keratoconus (KC) patients using non-contact specular microscopy. In addition, the correlation between wearing duration of RGP lenses (years& hours /d) and endothelial morphometric changes in KC patients was performed. This may provide more useful data for clinical application of RGP contact lens.
Source: Contact Lens and Anterior Eye - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research