Comparison of Rigid Gas-permeable Contact Lenses with Soft Hydrogel Contact Lens in Keratoconus and their Impact on Quality of Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Jagat Ram ◽  
Sonam Yangzes ◽  
Amit Gupta ◽  
Anchal Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses

scholarly journals Vision Related Quality of Life in Patients with Keratoconus

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevda Aydin Kurna ◽  
Ahmet Altun ◽  
Tugba Gencaga ◽  
Sezen Akkaya ◽  
Tomris Sengor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Peripheral Vision ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Related Quality

Purpose.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vision related quality of life in patients with keratoconus by using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25).Methods.Thirty patients presented with keratoconus (keratoconus group) and 30 healthy patients (control group) were included in this study. Twenty patients were using rigid gas permeable and 10 patients were not using contact lenses in keratoconus group. High and low contrast visual acuity and meanKvalues of the patients were recorded. Each subject completed the 25-item NEI-VFQ-25.Results.All subscales of NEI-VFQ-25 were lower in the keratoconus patients. The difference was more evident in the subscales of general vision, ocular pain, near vision, vision-specific mental health, vision-specific role difficulties, and peripheral visionP<0.05. Overall composite score was 75.2 ± 17.2 in the keratoconus group and 93.2 ± 5.6 in the control groupP=0.00. Contact lens wearers had higher best corrected visual acuity in comparison with noncontact lens wearersP=0.028. Patients with low visual acuity (logMAR > 0.4) in the better eye had lower distance vision, social functioning, mental health, and role difficulties. Meanwhile, patients with low visual acuity (logMAR > 0.4) in the worse eye had lower general health scoresP<0.05.Conclusions.Vision related quality of life was worse in keratoconus patients. Success in the contact lens usage and maintaining higher visual acuity may improve vision related quality of life.

scholarly journals STUDY OF THE OPTICAL POWER OF NANOPHOTONIC SOFT CONTACT LENSES BASED ON POLY (2- HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE) AND FULLERENE

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Debeljković Mitrović ◽  
Dragomir Stamenković ◽  
Manuel Conte ◽  
Božica Bojović ◽  
Spomenko Mihajlović
Keyword(s):  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Optical Power ◽  
Soft Contact ◽  
Standard Material ◽  
Soft Contact Lenses ◽  
Soft Contact Lens ◽  
Power Cylinder

In this paper results of comparative study of the optical power of soft contact lenses (SCL) made of standard material for SCL and nanophotonic materials with different measurement techniques used for the final contact lens controllers are presented. Three types of nanophotonic soft contact lenses were made of standard polymacon material (Soleko SP38TM) incorporated with fullerene C60, fullerol C60(OH)24 and fullerene metformin hydroxylate C60(OH)12(OC4N5H10)12. For the purposes of material characterization for potential application as soft contact lenses, the optical properties of the soft contact lenses were measured by Rotlex and Nidek device. With Rotlex device the following optical results were obtained: optical power and map of defects, while with the Nidek device: optical power, cylinder power and cylinder axis. The obtained values of optical power and map of defects showed that the optical power of synthesized nanophotonic soft contact lens is same to the nominal value, while this was not the case for the standard soft contact lens. Also, the quality of the nanophotonic soft contact lens is better than the standard one. Hence, it is possible to synthesize new nanophotonic soft contact lenses of desired optical characteristics, implying possibilities for their application in this field.

Contact lens wear in strabismic and non-strabismic young patients: sensorial and oculomotor study and quality of life outcome

2008 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
A CARDON ◽  
A SULTANIM ◽  
S ARSENE ◽  
M GEORGET ◽  
M SANTALLIER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Contact Lens Wear ◽  
Lens Wear

Vision Specific Quality of Life of Pediatric Contact Lens Wearers

2010 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 560-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie J. Rah ◽  
Jeffrey J. Walline ◽  
Lisa A. Jones-Jordan ◽  
Loraine T. Sinnott ◽  
John Mark Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Contact Lens

scholarly journals Nonsurgical Procedures for Keratoconus Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Rico-Del-Viejo ◽  
M. Garcia-Montero ◽  
J. L. Hernández-Verdejo ◽  
S. García-Lázaro ◽  
F. J. Gómez-Sanz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Lens System ◽  
Soft Contact ◽  
Visual Outcomes ◽  
Soft Contact Lenses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Contact Lens Fitting

Objectives. To describe the past 20 years’ correction modalities for keratoconus and their visual outcomes and possible complications.Methods. A review of the published literature related to the visual outcomes and possible complications in the context of keratoconus management using nonsurgical procedures for the last 20 years (glasses and contact lenses) was performed. Original articles that reported the outcome of any correction modalities of keratoconus management were reviewed.Results. The most nonsurgical procedure used on keratoconus management is the contact lens fitting. Soft contact lenses and soft toric contact lenses, rigid gas-permeable contact lenses, piggyback contact lens system, hybrid contact lenses, and scleral and corneoscleral contact lenses form the contemporary range of available lens types for keratoconus management with contact lenses. All of them try to restore the vision, improve the quality of life, and delay surgical procedures in patients with this disease. Complications are derived from the intolerance of using contact lens, and the use of each depends on keratoconus severity.Conclusions. In the context of nonsurgical procedures, the use of contact lenses for the management of keratoconic patients represents a good alternative to restore vision and improve the quality of live in this population.

Red-Tinted Contact Lenses May Improve Quality of Life in Retinal Diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Severinsky ◽  
Claudia Yahalom ◽  
Tatiana Florescu Sebok ◽  
Veronika Tzur ◽  
Shlomo Dotan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Retinal Diseases ◽  
Improve Quality

scholarly journals The Functional State of Meibomian Glands and Tear Production in Pregnant Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
V. N. Trubilin ◽  
E. G. Poluninа ◽  
D. V. Andzhelova ◽  
Yu. V. Evstigneeva ◽  
K. V. Chinenova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Functional State ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Ocular Surface ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Dry Eye Syndrome ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Meibomian Glands

Pregnant women are objects of special medical attention due to the fact that the new life — the life of her child — depends on the health  and quality of life of the future mother. Pregnancy is a physiological  load. It makes temporary changes in the functional state of all  organs and systems, including the organ of vision. This study was  aimed at identifying risk factors for the occurrence of disturbances in the tear-producing system — dysfunction of the Meibomian glands  and/or dry eye syndrome (SSH), as well as to develop recommendations for compensating of disturbance. The  study showed that physiological pregnancy does not affect to the  condition of the ocular surface in case of absence of dry eye  syndrome manifestations and Meibomian gland dysfunction before  pregnancy. However, there is a predisposition for the development of the symptom complex of dry eye syndrome — a reliable decrease  Schirmer test indicators of the test of in the group of pregnant  women, it requires preventive control, — reduction in the mode of  wearing contact lenses, which are a risk factor for the development  of dry eye syndrome. It was determined that in vitro fertilization  (IVF) affects to the condition of the ocular surface, namely, on the  occurrence of dysfunction of Meibomian glands and dry eye  syndrome, and is accompanied by corresponding complaints. There  is a direct correlation between the duration of gestation, age  indicators, the severity of complaints and their relationship to  pregnancy. A direct was established, with a noticeable tightness of  communication, between taking thyrotrophic drugs and complaints  on dryness and discomfort. Therefore, special attention should be  given to pregnant patients taking thyrotrophic medications and using contact lenses, since both of these factors provoke the development  of the dry eye symptom complex. Patients with IVF pregnancy and  accompanied by taking thyrotrophic drugs are recommended to limit  the mode of wearing contact lenses, in case of complaints on  dryness, discomfort, it is necessary to conduct therapeutic and  prophylactic effects in the form of non-conserved tear-replacement  therapy and eyelid hygiene. Timely diagnosis and subsequent  prevention of Meibomian glands and dry eye syndrome in pregnant  women will improve the quality of life of this patients group and  prevent the development of complications related to this condition.

scholarly journals Intacs Intracorneal Ring Segments Complications in Patients Suffering from Keratoconus

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramez Barbara ◽  
Adel Barbara
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Postoperative Complications ◽  
Retrospective Studies ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
High Order ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
High Order Aberrations

ABSTRACT Intacs, intrastromal corneal rings are widely used to reduce myopia, astigmatism, keratometry readings and high order aberrations in patients suffering from keratoconus, almost 15 years have passed from the first procedure which was performed in the eye of a patient with unsatisfactory visual acuity and contact lenses intolerance. Many publications including book chapters, retrospective studies, case reports and literatures reviews have been published on this issue. In this review, we are reporting on the complications of Intacs implanted in keratoconic eyes, we are reporting on intraoperative and postoperative complications. The review although focusing on complications of the does not contradict the positive results of the procedure on the quality of life of the patients suffering from keratoconus and the its safety. How to cite this article Barbara A, Barbara R. Intacs Intracorneal Ring Segments Complications in Patients Suffering from Keratoconus. J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2013;2(3):121-128.

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