title: [Contact lenses in the treatment of badly injured eyes (author's transl)].
abstract: Serious eye injuries occur mostly in the spheres of traffic, work and play. There is an inverse relationship between the length of the wound and the visual acuity. Various authors' groupings according to the type of injury, and the relationship between severity and acuity obtained are given and comprehensively described. With respect to the type of injury an approximate division can be made as regards the choice of corneal or scleral lens. If, due to pronounced deformation, it is not possible by measurement to obtain a corneal profile, then a special impression technique must be used. A lens with the necessary optical data, corresponding to the impression is made. With the aid of individually fitted scleral lenses, a better tolerance is achieved in the majority of cases. Generally an acuity improvement of several lines is attained.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003261:Contact Lenses; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Kontaktoptische Versorgung schwerstgeschädigter Augen