Effects of the rigid gas permeable contact lense use on tear and ocular surface among keratoconus patients.
Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association, vol.41, no.3, pp.273-276, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 41 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clae.2017.12.013
- Journal Name: Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.273-276
- Keywords: Rigid gas permeable contact lenses, Keratoconus, Conjunctival impression cytology, Ocular surface, IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY, INFLAMMATORY MOLECULES, WEARERS
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate changes in tear and ocular surface of patients with keratoconus using rigid gas permeable contact lenses (RGPCL) and compare them against keratoconus patients who were not using lenses as well as a control group of healthy subjects.