Contact lens in aphakia

Aphakia may be said to be the best reason for contact lenses. All types are used--(hard) corneal lenses, soft lenses both for daily and extended wear, and even (hard) scleral lenses in exce,tional cases. At present all have their problems so that, although on theoretical grounds an extended wear len...

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Published inTransactions of the ophthalmological societies of the United Kingdom Vol. 97; no. 1; p. 142
Main Author Kersley, H J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1977
Subjects
Aphakia, Postcataract - therapy
Contact Lenses
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
Humans
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Summary:Aphakia may be said to be the best reason for contact lenses. All types are used--(hard) corneal lenses, soft lenses both for daily and extended wear, and even (hard) scleral lenses in exce,tional cases. At present all have their problems so that, although on theoretical grounds an extended wear lens would be ideal, the corneal lens is probably still the lens of choice.
ISSN:0078-5334