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Corneal epithelial permeability and daily contact lens wear as determined by fluorophotometry. 1988

E P Boets, and J A van Best, and J P Boot, and J A Oosterhuis

Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands.

The condition of the corneal epithelium of 57 non-, 18 soft-, 29 gas-permeable- and 26 hard contact lens-wearing eyes was investigated by fluorophotometric determination of the corneal epithelial permeability. The mean permeability values for non-, soft-, gas-permeable- and hard contact lens-wearing eyes were 0.040 nm/s +/- 0.017 SD, 0.024 nm/s +/- 0.009 SD, 0.028 nm/s +/- 0.017 SD and 0.044 nm/s +/- 0.020 SD, respectively. The mean permeability values for soft and gas-permeable contact lens-wearing eyes were significantly lower than that for non contact lens-wearing eyes (-40%, p less than 0.001 and -30%, p less than 0.005); no significant difference was found between the mean values for hard and non contact lens-wearing eyes (p = 0.38).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010539	Permeability	Property of membranes and other structures to permit passage of light, heat, gases, liquids, metabolites, and mineral ions.	Permeabilities
D010783	Photometry	Measurement of the various properties of light.	Photometries
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
D003315	Cornea	The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Corneas
D004848	Epithelium	The layers of EPITHELIAL CELLS which cover the inner and outer surfaces of the cutaneous, mucus, and serous tissues and glands of the body.	Mesothelium,Epithelial Tissue,Mesothelial Tissue,Epithelial Tissues,Mesothelial Tissues,Tissue, Epithelial,Tissue, Mesothelial,Tissues, Epithelial,Tissues, Mesothelial
D005260	Female		Females
D005470	Fluorometry	An analytical method for detecting and measuring FLUORESCENCE in compounds or targets such as cells, proteins, or nucleotides, or targets previously labeled with FLUORESCENCE AGENTS.	Fluorimetry,Fluorometric Analysis,Analysis, Fluorometric
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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