Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds

Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds

Mohammad M KhaterOphthalmology Department, Tanta University Hospital, Tanta, El Gharbia Governorate, EgyptBackground: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of use of contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds.Methods: Two groups of patients (n=3...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:abfed690fd404ce68e0c13f1719f7ede2021-12-02T02:50:26ZUse of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/abfed690fd404ce68e0c13f1719f7ede2014-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/use-of-therapeutic-non-refractive-contact-lenses-to-improve-visual-out-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483 Mohammad M KhaterOphthalmology Department, Tanta University Hospital, Tanta, El Gharbia Governorate, EgyptBackground: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of use of contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds.Methods: Two groups of patients (n=30 each) with traumatic full thickness corneal wounds were entered into this study. All cases were caused by sharp objects such as a knife or piece of glass that produced a corneal full thickness wound without any other associated ocular injuries. One group was repaired and received medical treatment (non-contact lens group) and the other group was repaired and a soft contact lens was fitted over the cornea, then medically treated (contact lens group). Each patient was followed up until complete healing, the sutures were removed after about 6 weeks, and the patients were followed up for a further 6 weeks, for a complete follow-up period of 3 months, after which postoperative refraction, manifest refractive spherical equivalent, uncorrected visual acuity, and best-corrected visual acuity were measured and compared between the two groups. Results: After repair and follow-up, uncorrected visual acuity ≥0.3 (decimal system) was achieved in 19 cases (63%) in the contact lens group and in only 14 cases (47%) in the non-contact lens group (P=0.018). Best-corrected visual acuity ≥0.6 was achieved in 26 cases (87%) in the contact lens group and in only 17 cases (57%) in the control group (P=0.012).Conclusion: Soft contact lenses can be used after repair of traumatic corneal wounds to improve visual outcome.Keywords: non-refractive contact lenses, traumatic corneal wounds, repair, visual outcomeKhater MMDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2014, Iss default, Pp 1623-1628 (2014)
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Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
description Mohammad M KhaterOphthalmology Department, Tanta University Hospital, Tanta, El Gharbia Governorate, EgyptBackground: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of use of contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds.Methods: Two groups of patients (n=30 each) with traumatic full thickness corneal wounds were entered into this study. All cases were caused by sharp objects such as a knife or piece of glass that produced a corneal full thickness wound without any other associated ocular injuries. One group was repaired and received medical treatment (non-contact lens group) and the other group was repaired and a soft contact lens was fitted over the cornea, then medically treated (contact lens group). Each patient was followed up until complete healing, the sutures were removed after about 6 weeks, and the patients were followed up for a further 6 weeks, for a complete follow-up period of 3 months, after which postoperative refraction, manifest refractive spherical equivalent, uncorrected visual acuity, and best-corrected visual acuity were measured and compared between the two groups. Results: After repair and follow-up, uncorrected visual acuity ≥0.3 (decimal system) was achieved in 19 cases (63%) in the contact lens group and in only 14 cases (47%) in the non-contact lens group (P=0.018). Best-corrected visual acuity ≥0.6 was achieved in 26 cases (87%) in the contact lens group and in only 17 cases (57%) in the control group (P=0.012).Conclusion: Soft contact lenses can be used after repair of traumatic corneal wounds to improve visual outcome.Keywords: non-refractive contact lenses, traumatic corneal wounds, repair, visual outcome
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title Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
title_short Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
title_full Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
title_fullStr Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
title_full_unstemmed Use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
title_sort use of therapeutic non-refractive contact lenses to improve visual outcome after repair of traumatic corneal wounds
publisher Dove Medical Press
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