BCLA CLEAR–Contact lens technologies of the future

L Jones, A Hui, CM Phan, ML Read, D Azar… - Contact lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contact lenses in the future will likely have functions other than correction of refractive error.
Lenses designed to control the development of myopia are already commercially available …

[HTML][HTML] Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: how have epidemiology and genetics helped us with pathogenesis and prophylaxis

F Stapleton, N Carnt - Eye, 2012 - nature.com
Contact lens wear is a common predisposing factor in microbial keratitis and is one of the
two preventable risk factors for corneal infection in a working age population. Our …

BCLA CLEAR-Contact lens complications

F Stapleton, M Bakkar, N Carnt, R Chalmers… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contact lens-related complications are common, affecting around one third of wearers,
although most are mild and easily managed. Contact lenses have well-defined anatomical …

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface

L Jones, N Efron, K Bandamwar, M Barnett, DS Jacobs… - The ocular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several lifestyle choices made by contact lens wearers can have adverse consequences on
ocular health. These include being non-adherent to contact lens care, sleeping in lenses, ill …

Contact lens-related corneal infection: Intrinsic resistance and its compromise

SMJ Fleiszig, AR Kroken, V Nieto, MR Grosser… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Contact lenses represent a widely utilized form of vision correction with more than 140
million wearers worldwide. Although generally well-tolerated, contact lenses can cause …

[HTML][HTML] Risk behaviors for contact lens–related eye infections among adults and adolescents—United States, 2016

JR Cope - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017 - cdc.gov
Risk Behaviors for Contact Lens–Related Eye Infections Among Adults and Adolescents —
United States, 2016 | MMWR Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search Español | Other …

BCLA CLEAR–Medical use of contact lenses

DS Jacobs, KG Carrasquillo, PD Cottrell… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The medical use of contact lenses is a solution for many complex ocular conditions,
including high refractive error, irregular astigmatism, primary and secondary corneal ectasia …

[HTML][HTML] Age and other risk factors for corneal infiltrative and inflammatory events in young soft contact lens wearers from the Contact Lens Assessment in Youth (CLAY …

RL Chalmers, H Wagner, GL Mitchell… - … & visual science, 2011 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To describe age and other risk factors for corneal infiltrative and inflammatory
events (CIEs) in young, soft contact lens (SCL) wearers and to model the age-related risk …

[HTML][HTML] Dry eye syndrome: comprehensive etiologies and recent clinical trials

R Huang, C Su, L Fang, J Lu, J Chen… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Dry eye syndrome (DES) is multifactorial and likely to be a cause of concern more so than
ever given the rapid pace of modernization, which is directly associated with many of the …

Multicenter case-control study of the role of lens materials and care products on the development of corneal infiltrates

RL Chalmers, L Keay, J McNally… - Optometry and vision …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To evaluate the association of symptomatic soft contact lens (SCL)-related corneal
infiltrative events (CIEs) with SCL material, lens care products (LCPs), and other risk factors …