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1559289

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
We used specular microscopy of the corneal epithelium to examine 29 eyes of 29 patients each wearing one of five different types of contact lenses. We compared these with 24 eyes of 24 age-matched control patients. We found patients with aphakic extended wear soft contact lenses had significantly larger cells (818 +/- 186 microns2) than all other groups; and they were significantly larger than their age-matched control group (573 +/- 174 microns2) (P less than .002). The epithelial cells of extended wear soft contact lens patients (609 +/- 97 microns2) and daily wear rigid gas permeable contact lens patients (613 +/- 103 microns2) were larger than their control group of normal young patients (513 +/- 53 microns2). The cells of daily wear soft contact lens patients (484 +/- 111 microns2) and hard contact lens patients (517 +/- 46 microns2), however, were not different from controls. This study demonstrates a statistically significant shift in mean cell area of corneal epithelial cells in patients wearing some types of contact lenses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0733-8902
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Morphologic effects of contact lens wear on the corneal surface.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Sight, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't