Results: 3

Visual performance of scleral lenses and their impact on quality of life in patients with irregular corneas

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the visual quality performance of scleral contact lenses in patients with keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, and post-keratoplasty astigmatism, and their impact on quality of life. Methods: We included 40 patients (58 eyes) with keratoconus, pellucid mar...

Avaliação da melhora da acuidade visual após adaptação de lentes de contato em pacientes portadores de ceratocone

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (3), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a eficácia na adaptação de lentes de contato em relação à melhora da acuidade visual em pacientes portadores de ceratocone. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo, através de revisão de prontuários médicos, em 175 pacientes (326 olhos) portadores de ceratocon...

Descriptive analysis of the type and design of contact lenses fitted according to keratoconus severity and morphology

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: Keratoconus is characterized by bilateral asymmetrical corneal ectasia that leads to inferior stromal thinning and corneal protrusion. There is currently a lack of consensus regarding the most efficacious method for fitting contact lenses in patients with keratoconus, given the various...