Clinical Observation on Soft Contact Lenses.
- Author:
Jae Myung KIM
1
;
Sang Min KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aphakia;
Astigmatism;
Contact Lenses;
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic*;
Humans;
Hyperopia;
Korea;
Myopia;
Polymers;
Refractive Errors;
Seoul
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1978;19(1):1-5
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Clinical observations were carried out in total 1,626 cases wearing fOft contact lenses made by International Contact Lens Lab. Seoul, Korea. The results of observation on 834 patients (1,626 eyes) fitted with the Hydrophilic Soft Contact Lenses for correction of refractive errors covering the period from November 1975 to October 1976 are as follows: 1) Good results are obtained fer myopia, hyperopia and aphakia. But corneal astigmatism exceeding +/-1.75 diopters was corrected unsatisfactorily. 2) 8.2% of 133 eyes among the total 1,626 eyes fitted with soft contact lenses were discontinued weanng. 3) Physical properties of ICL polymer 1936 are obtained good results when we compared with another company made.
