Evaluating the effects of wearing contact lenses: morning and afternoon testing.
Corneal steepening and myopic increases are characteristic of diurnal variations which affect habitual wearers of contact lenses. Testing before insertion of lenses and after wearing lenses for 8 hours provided a good indication of the magnitude of diurnal changes in 35 individuals.
D000328:Adult; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors