Corneal deadaptation--the case against abrupt cessation of contact lens wear.
Severe corneal deformations and visual acuity loss frequently result from abrupt cessation of hard contact lens wear. The concept of corneal deadaptation, or the gradual reduction of wearing time over a period of several weeks is suggested as a means of minimizing the deformations and acuity losses.
D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D014792:Visual Acuity