title: Fitting the SoftPerm contact lens after keratoplasty.
abstract: We fit 22 eyes (20 patients) with the SoftPerm lens following keratoplasty when the potential acuity meter test exceeded the best corrected spectacle refraction. Fourteen eyes had more than 4 D of astigmatism. Fourteen of the 22 lenses were worn successfully for more than 3 months. Nineteen of 22 eyes achieved better acuity than with spectacles alone. Separation of the lens at the bonded junction and an inability to insert and remove the lens accounted for the majority of failures. We consider the SoftPerm lens whenever we encounter high astigmatism cases that have better potential acuity readings than best corrected spectacle acuity.
authors.affiliation: Vision Research Laboratory, Sharp Cabrillo Hospital and Eye Care of La Jolla, CA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kopecky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity