The Surface of the Continuously Worn Contact Lens
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 98 (7) , 1233-1236
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1980.01020040085011
Abstract
• The anterior surfaces of continuously worn therapeutic contact lenses and routinely cleaned cosmetic lenses were compared by scanning electron microscopy. The continuously worn lenses were uniformly and completely coated with material thicker and smoother than that on the incompletely coated cosmetic lenses. It is concluded that continuously worn lenses build up coatings steadily, whereas routinely cleaned lenses have at least part of the coating removed with each cleaning.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Evolution of Soft Contact Lens CoatingsArchives of Ophthalmology (1950), 1980
- Soft Contact Lenses from Patients with Giant Papillary ConjunctivitisAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1979