Visual field constriction caused by colored contact lenses.
Goldmann visual field testing was performed on ten patients while they were wearing the recently released DuraSoft 3 colored soft contact lenses. All patients but one had visual field constriction ranging from 5 degrees to 20 degrees. When the areas inside the three tested isopters were averaged, the amount of field loss ranged from 21% to 47%. Contact lens fitters as well as wearers should be warned of this potential complication.
Insler
M S
MS
Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, LSU Eye Center 70112-2234.
Hendricks
C
C
George
D M
DM
D003116:Color; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014794:Visual Fields