title: Clinicopathological correlation of hard contact lens related changes in tarsal conjunctiva by impression cytology.
abstract: Eighty contact lens wearing eyes and 20 non-contact lens wearing eyes are investigated for biomicroscopic changes and impression cytology. Symptomatic contact lens wearing eyes demonstrate significantly more prevalent and severe papillary conjunctival changes than in asymptomatic contact lens wearing eyes. Impression cytological changes demonstrate squamous metaplasia and goblet cell loss which is seen to increase with increasing duration of lens wear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajwanshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged