Contact lens materials: a materials science perspective

CSA Musgrave, F Fang - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
More is demanded from ophthalmic treatments using contact lenses, which are currently
used by over 125 million people around the world. Improving the material of contact lenses …

Contact lens technology: from fundamentals to applications

R Moreddu, D Vigolo, AK Yetisen - Advanced healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide.
Primary applications of contact lenses include vision correction, therapeutics, and cosmetics …

A proof-of-concept clinical trial using mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency

M Calonge, I Pérez, S Galindo, T Nieto-Miguel… - Translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ocular stem cell transplantation derived from either autologous or allogeneic donor
corneoscleral junction is a functional cell therapy to manage extensive and/or severe limbal …

[HTML][HTML] Review and analysis of grading scales for ocular surface staining

C Begley, B Caffery, R Chalmers, P Situ, T Simpson… - The ocular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vital dye staining has been used for over a century to assess the severity of ocular surface
disease. However, despite common usage, a universally accepted “gold standard” grading …

Combined atropine with orthokeratology for myopia control: study design and preliminary results

Q Tan, ALK Ng, GPM Cheng, VCP Woo… - Current eye …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present the study design and one month's
preliminary results of a 2-year randomized trial, Combined Atropine with Orthokeratology …

International survey of orthokeratology contact lens fitting

PB Morgan, N Efron, CA Woods… - Contact Lens and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose. To determine the extent of orthokeratology (OK) contact lens fitting worldwide and
to characterize associated demographics and fitting patterns. Methods. Survey forms were …

[HTML][HTML] Weekly changes in axial length and choroidal thickness in children during and following orthokeratology treatment with different compression factors

JK Lau, K Wan, SW Cheung… - … vision science & …, 2019 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To determine the influence of compression factor upon changes in axial length and
choroidal thickness during and following orthokeratology treatment. Methods …

Potential contraindications to scleral lens wear

D Fadel, E Kramer - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2019 - Elsevier
Research and reviews have resulted in clear indications for scleral lens (SL) wear. Those
indications include visual rehabilitation; therapeutic use in managing ocular surface …

Bifocal & atropine in myopia study: baseline data and methods

J Huang, DO Mutti, LA Jones-Jordan… - Optometry and Vision …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE This article describes the subject characteristics at baseline, the study methods,
and the short-term effects of this combination treatment on visual acuity (VA) and vision …

Tear film inflammatory cytokine upregulation in contact lens discomfort

A Gad, AJ Vingrys, CY Wong, DC Jackson, LE Downie - The ocular surface, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the ocular inflammatory response, using clinical and immunological
techniques, in people experiencing contact lens (CL) discomfort. Methods This study …