Continuous wear soft lenses in the treatment of alphakia.
Continuous wear soft lenses made of Sauflon 85% were used in the treatment of 38 cases of uniocular aphakia. The patients were of all ages, but most of them were aged between 70 and 90 years. The success rate was greater than that achieved by hard contact lenses, especially after senile cataract extraction.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects; D003315:Cornea / Q000098:blood supply; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity