title: Pitting stain with soft contact lenses--Hydrocurve thin series.
abstract: A survey of 85 of our patients (170 eyes) wearing relatively steep based curved Hydrocurve thin series hydrophilic lenses, shows that 32 percent of the eyes fit demonstrate a particular type of corneal staining (21 percent light, 6 percent moderate, and 5 percent heavy). We have designated this corneal epithelial staining as Pitting Stain. It occurs as concentrated, superficial, punctate staining that may coalesce and deepen into branching patterns with a whitish pitting appearance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004848:Epithelium; D005260:Female; D005452:Fluoresceins; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins