Comfort or health – a tough choice of contact lens fitter
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Mar 31, 2014
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contact lens discomfort, lubrication, wettability, water gradient
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The article is a brief summary of the current state of knowledge about contact lens discomfort, the reasons for its occurrence and solutions to avoid it. There is also a discussion what should be the most important in contact lens fitting for the specialist.
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Tokarzewski T. Comfort or health – a tough choice of contact lens fitter. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2014Mar.31 [cited 2024May4];1(1):43-6. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/670
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2. The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort – Executive Summary 2013. http://www.tearfilm.org/tearfilm-reports-dews-report.php.
3. Brennan NA. Contact lens-based correlates of soft lens wearing comfort, American Academy of Optometry. Optom Vis Sci. 2009; 86: abstract 90957.
4. Chalmers R. Overview of factors that affect comfort with modern soft contact lenses. Contact Lens & Anterior Eye. 2014; 37: 65-76.
5. Riley C, Young G, Chalmers R. Prevalence of ocular surface symptoms, signs, and uncomfortable hours of wear in contact lens wearers: the effect of refitting with daily-wear silicone hydrogel lenses (senofilcon a). Eye Contact Lens. 2006; 32: 281-6.
6. Santodomingo-Rubido J, Barrado-Navascues E, Rubido-Crespo MJ. Ocular surface comfort during the day assessed by instant reporting in different types of contact and non-contact lens wearers. Eye Contact Lens. 2010; 36: 96-100.
7. McMonnies CW. Psychological and other mechanisms for end-of-day soft lens symptoms. Optom Vis Sci. 2013; 90: e175-81.
8. Young G, Holden B, Cooke G. Influence of soft contact lens design on clinical performance. Optom Vis Sci. 1993; 70: 394-403.
9. Saville JT, Zhao Z, Willcox MD et al. Detection and quantification of tear phospholipids and cholesterol in contact lens deposits: the effect of contact lens material and lens care solution. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010; 51: 2843-51.