Contact lens in keratoconus

Contact lens in keratoconus

Contact lenses are required for the visual improvement in patients with keratoconus. Various contact lens options, such as rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses, soft and soft toric lenses, piggy back contact lenses (PBCL), hybrid lenses and scleral lenses are availble. This article discusses about selec...

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Main Authors: Varsha M Rathi, Preeji S Mandathara, Srikanth Dumpati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Epidemiology
keratoconus
prevalence
Disease pathogenesis
genetic heterogeneity
genetics and genomics
genome-wide association study
genomic loci
linkage mapping
molecular mechanisms
whole exome-genome sequencing
Deregulation
ectasia
gene expression
mass spectroscopy
proteomics
signaling pathways
Cornea
crosslinking
modulus
Corneal topography
imaging
optical coherence tomography
placido disc based topography
Ectatic disease
scheimpflug imaging
Keratoconus
ocular allergy
vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Contact lens
piggy back contact lenses
rigid gas permeable
scleral lens
SynergEyes
toric soft contact lens
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=8;spage=410;epage=415;aulast=Rathi
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Summary:Contact lenses are required for the visual improvement in patients with keratoconus. Various contact lens options, such as rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses, soft and soft toric lenses, piggy back contact lenses (PBCL), hybrid lenses and scleral lenses are availble. This article discusses about selection of a lens depending on the type of keratoconus and the fitting philosophies of various contact lenses including the starting trial lens. A Medline search was carried out for articles in the English language with the keywords keratoconus and various contact lenses such as Rose k lens, RGP lens, hybrid lens, scleral lens and PBCL.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689

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