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Effect of contact lens wear on central corneal thickness measurements. 2003

Dennis A Braun, and Ellen E Anderson Penno

Gimbel Eye Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

OBJECTIVE To compare central corneal thickness measurements as a function of contact lens wear in patients presenting for refractive surgery. METHODS Gimbel Eye Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. METHODS A retrospective study of charts yielded 634 eyes meeting the inclusion criterion. Pachymetry measurements of spectacle-wearing control eyes were compared to those of full-time soft contact lens wearers and rigid gas-permeable contact lens wearers. All measurements were taken with the DGH ultrasonic pachymeter by a single observer. RESULTS Soft contact lens wearers had a mean reduction in corneal thickness measurements of 22 micrometers compared to the control population (P =.00001). Rigid gas-permeable lens wearers had a reduction of 24 micrometers compared to the control population (P =.00001). CONCLUSIONS There was a clinically significant reduction in corneal thickness measurements associated with full-time contact lens wear.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003261	Contact Lenses	Lenses designed to be worn on the front surface of the eyeball. (UMDNS, 1999)	Lenses, Contact,Contact Lens,Lens, Contact
D003263	Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic	Soft, supple contact lenses made of plastic polymers which interact readily with water molecules. Many types are available, including continuous and extended-wear versions, which are gas-permeable and easily sterilized.	Lenses, Contact, Hydrophilic,Soft Contact Lenses,Hydrophilic Contact Lens,Soft Contact Lens,Contact Lens, Hydrophilic,Contact Lens, Soft,Contact Lenses, Soft,Hydrophilic Contact Lenses,Lens, Hydrophilic Contact,Lens, Soft Contact,Lenses, Hydrophilic Contact,Lenses, Soft Contact
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189	Retrospective Studies	Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.	Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D019781	Corneal Topography	The measurement of curvature and shape of the anterior surface of the cornea using techniques such as keratometry, keratoscopy, photokeratoscopy, profile photography, computer-assisted image processing and videokeratography. This measurement is often applied in the fitting of contact lenses and in diagnosing corneal diseases or corneal changes including keratoconus, which occur after keratotomy and keratoplasty.	Topography, Corneal,Videokeratography,Corneal Topographies,Topographies, Corneal,Videokeratographies