Rigid gas‐permeable contact lens correction of infant aphakia following congenital cataract surgery

This talk gives an overview of the actual data about the correction of infant aphakia with rigid gas‐permeable contact lenses. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of rigid gas‐permeable contact lenses after congenital cataract surgery will be discussed. Also, we will present our own data reg...

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Published inActa ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 91; no. s252
Main Authors GRUENERT, A, KLUEPPEL, M, HAUSSER, J, REINHARD, T, SUNDMACHER, R, GUTHOFF, T, FUCHSLUGER, T, GEERLING, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013
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Subjects
Cataracts
Contact lenses
Eye surgery
Myopia
Ophthalmology
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Summary:This talk gives an overview of the actual data about the correction of infant aphakia with rigid gas‐permeable contact lenses. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of rigid gas‐permeable contact lenses after congenital cataract surgery will be discussed. Also, we will present our own data regarding the visual outcome of aphakic children treated with rigid gas‐permeable contact lenses.
ISSN:1755-375X
1755-3768
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2013.4431.x