title: [Contact lenses: indications and limits].
abstract: Contact lens wear may be indicated for cosmetic, professional, optical or therapeutic reasons. For each of these indications the arguments are given, why and when contact lenses are better than spectacle correction and which possibilities there are. Contact lens wear is contraindicated in certain eye diseases and in the case of problems of handling and hygiene. The author's preferences concerning the different contact lens materials are summarized briefly.
mesh_terms: D001035:Aphakia / Q000628:therapy; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000628:therapy; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000191:economics; D004954:Esthetics; D005127:Eye Color; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000628:therapy; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000628:therapy; D009216:Myopia / Q000628:therapy; D009790:Occupations
vernacular_title: Kontaktlinsen: Indikationen und Grenzen.