title: The use of continuous-wear silicone contact lenses in the optical correction of aphakia.
abstract: Forty-two aphakic eyes of 37 patients were fitted with oxygen-permeable silicone rubber corneal contact lenses. Thirty-four eyes had the lens after two to 11 months of continuous use. Visual results, comfort, and patient acceptance were good, but the deposition of mucus on the lenses remains a problem.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000628:therapy*; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers