BCLA CLEAR - Effect of contact lens materials and designs on the anatomy and physiology of the eye

• Published in: Contact lens & anterior eye Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 192 - 219
• Main Authors: Morgan, Philip B., Murphy, Paul J., Gifford, Kate L., Gifford, Paul, Golebiowski, Blanka, Johnson, Leah, Makrynioti, Dimitra, Moezzi, Amir M., Moody, Kurt, Navascues-Cornago, Maria, Schweizer, Helmer, Swiderska, Kasandra, Young, Graeme, Willcox, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Conjunctiva; Contact lens evidence-based academic reports (CLEAR); Cornea; Eyelid; Inflammation; Myopia control; Eyelid; Myopia control; Cornea; Inflammation; Conjunctiva; Contact lens evidence-based academic reports (CLEAR)

This paper outlines changes to the ocular surface caused by contact lenses and their degree of clinical significance. Substantial research and development to improve oxygen permeability of rigid and soft contact lenses has meant that in many countries the issues caused by hypoxia to the ocular surfa...