title: [Utility of soft hydrogel contact lenses in case of epithelial defects after corneal grafts (19) (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors relate the utility of soft hydrogel contact lenses in 19 cases of epithelial defects after penetrating corneal grafts, 8 of them being primitive and 11 secondary. Out of the 19 cases fitted with lenses, 10 have required a new keratoplasty. An attempt is made to define the indications, the advantages and the drawbacks of this therapy in observing the action of the lens on the epithelium, the stroma, the visual acuity as well as the possible problems due to the wearing of the lenses in the whole of the 19 cases. They try to understand the reasons for a new graft and they study the non-regrafted cases. They evidence the benefits of the wear of soft hydrogel lenses but the limits of their uses too.
mesh_terms: D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
vernacular_title: Utilisation thérapeutique des lentilles souples dans les troubles épithéliaux après greffes de cornée (19 cas).