title: Long-term effects of hydrophilic contact lenses on myopia.
abstract: Myopic patients aged 14 to 19 years were divided randomly into two groups: those that wore contact lenses full time and those that wore spectacles only as age-matched controls. These two groups were analyzed statistically for any difference in the rate of progression of myopia. Refraction records were screened and analyzed using the unpaired Student's t test. We found no statistically significant difference between the two groups. There appears to be no effect of soft contact lens wear on the progression of myopia.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington 40536.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Andreo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005139:Eyeglasses / Q000009:adverse effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011897:Random Allocation