With regard to RGP contact lenses, the 3rd and 9th hours of the mid-periphery of the cornea are the sites of the lens support and determine the base curve of the lens to fit. More specifically, after ...

Contact lens devices have a variety of therapeutic applications in the management of corneal diseases. A wide range of devices is available, some with very specific indications for use, including ...

Patients with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration may experience a comfortable and visually successful fit with bitoric gas-permeable contact lenses, according to Charles E. Dominguez, OD, and ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- After ten years of contact lens wear, patients are equally successful wearing contact lenses whether they were first fitted as children or as ...

Rigid gas permeable contact lenses can offer a safe option for obtaining the best possible visual result in cases of iatrogenic keratectasia. [12,14,54] Typically, patients with keratectasia complain ...