title: Corneal endothelial cell morphology under permanent wear of rigid contact lenses.
abstract: The influence of the permanent wear of rigid high Dk-lenses (nominal Dk 71 or 92) with elliptical geometry on the corneal endothelium was assessed. For this purpose the endothelium of 16 patients was compared by specular microscopy before and after the permanent wear. The wearing time of the lenses varied between 7 and 24 months. Computerized morphometric analysis of the photographs revealed that the variability in cell size (polymegathism) and in cell shape (pleomorphism) did not change during the wearing period. It is suggested that this is due to the high gas-permeability and the elliptical geometry of the contact lenses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Nieuwendaal
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kok
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: de Moor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oosting
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Venema
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002452:Cell Count; D003261:Contact Lenses; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008853:Microscopy; D010781:Photography; D011474:Prosthesis Design
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates