title: Corneal deadaptation--the case against abrupt cessation of contact lens wear.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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