A new contact lens design for post-keratoplasty patients

We conducted a study of 25 post-penetrating keratoplasty (PK) patients (28 eyes) fit with Quintasphere PK rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Using the Quintasphere PK trial set, 96% of patients were successfully wearing the lens at 6 months; at 1 year 93% were successfully wearing the lens. Eighty-...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inThe CLAO journal Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 170
Main Authors Koffler, B H, Clements, L D, Litteral, G L, Smith, V M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1994
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Astigmatism - therapy
Contact Lenses
Cornea - anatomy & histology
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Care
Prosthesis Design
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:We conducted a study of 25 post-penetrating keratoplasty (PK) patients (28 eyes) fit with Quintasphere PK rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Using the Quintasphere PK trial set, 96% of patients were successfully wearing the lens at 6 months; at 1 year 93% were successfully wearing the lens. Eighty-two percent of eyes fit achieved at least 20/40 visual acuity, and 93% achieved at least 20/50. The average number of lenses fit per eye was 1.29. The design basis of the Quintasphere PK lens was predicated on a plateau-shaped corneal graft.
ISSN:0733-8902