Contact lens complications.
Contact lens wearers who develop complications related to their lens use are likely to present to emergency departments for care. The pathophysiology of contact lens complications is outlined, and clinical presentations of various conditions related to both soft and hard lens wear are summarized. Guidelines for emergency department management are suggested.
Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
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Turturro
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Paris
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Arffa
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Wilcox
D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans