A clinical study of CAB lens wear.
A clinical study of 100 patients fit with gas permeable contact lenses (cellulose acetate butyrate) reveals a 79% success rate. The authors found good eye physiological response with minimum corneal edema, minimum corneal staining, no increase in follicular hypertrophy and minimum spectacle blur.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects; D003315:Cornea; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000628:therapy; D010539:Permeability; D010969:Plastics; D014792:Visual Acuity
D010969:Plastics; D002482:Cellulose