Soft contact lens-related dryness with and without clinical signs

G Young, R Chalmers, L Napier, J Kern… - Optometry and Vision …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To report demographics, wearing patterns, and symptoms from soft contact lens
(SCL) wearers with significant SCL-related dryness symptoms with and without significant …

Association between contact lens discomfort and pre-lens tear film kinetics

M Guillon, KA Dumbleton, P Theodoratos… - Optometry and Vision …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose The relationship between contact lens wettability and comfort has been extensively
evaluated; however, a direct correlation between the characteristics of the pre-lens tear film …

Objective clinical performance of 'comfort-enhanced'daily disposable soft contact lenses

JS Wolffsohn, OA Hunt, A Chowdhury - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To examine the objective clinical performance of 'comfort-enhanced'daily
disposable contact lenses over a 16-h day. METHODS: Four contact lenses (Hilafilcon B …

The influence of protein deposition on contact lens tear film stability

NI Rabiah, CW Scales, GG Fuller - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2019 - Elsevier
When contact lenses (CLs) are worn, they are subject to deposition of the surrounding
biomolecules found in the tear film (TF) of the eye. There is a correlation between protein …

Instability and breakup of model tear films

MS Bhamla, C Chai, NI Rabiah… - … & visual science, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: An experimental platform to replicate the human tear film on a contact lens is
presented. The influence of interfacial viscoelasticity in stabilizing in vitro model tear films …

Tear fluid biomarker profiling: a review of multiplex bead analysis

S Hagan, A Tomlinson - The ocular surface, 2013 - Elsevier
Developments in the field of tear film protein profiling are reviewed, including the
advantages and disadvantages of the multiplex bead array technique and its potential for …

Contact lens–induced discomfort and inflammatory mediator changes in tears

S Masoudi, Z Zhao, F Stapleton, M Willcox - Eye & contact lens, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Studies indicate that contact lens (CL) discontinuation mostly occurs because of
dryness and discomfort symptoms. This study aimed to investigate relationships between …

Influence of tear film and contact lens osmolality on ocular comfort in contact lens wear

U Stahl, MDP Willcox, T Naduvilath… - Optometry and Vision …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To evaluate a novel method to measure the osmolality of worn contact lenses and
assess the impact of contact lens and tear film osmolality on comfort during short-term wear …

Is there a role for inflammation in contact lens discomfort?

MDP Willcox - Eye & contact lens, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the literature with respect to inflammation of
the ocular surface and the presence of inflammatory mediators in the tear film during contact …

Clinical performance of three silicone hydrogel daily disposable lenses

J Varikooty, MM Schulze, K Dumbleton… - Optometry and Vision …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To determine the clinical performance of DAILIES TOTAL1 (DT1), Clariti 1Day
(C1D), and 1-DAY ACUVUE TruEye (AVTE) silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact …