Ophthalmology

Researchers find that 30-day soft contact lenses pose small risk of vision loss

Published in Health and Medicine Week, December 19th, 2005

A team of researchers led by the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have determined that the corneal infection rate associated with the use of 30-day-extended-wear contact lenses made from silicone hydrogel is comparable to that previously reported for older lens types worn for fewer consecutive 24-hour periods.

The study, published in a recent issue of Ophthalmology, recruited 6,245 patients, 64% of them women with an average age of 35, from 131 practices in North America between August 2002 and July 2003. All participants were prescribed and fitted with CIBA Vision NIGHT & DAY silicone hydrogel soft contact lenses, to be worn for 30 consecutive 24-hour...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2005-12-19)

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