Microepithelial cysts observed in extended contact-lens wearing subjects.
After 18 weeks of a controlled comparative study of extended contact lens wear a male subject presented with ocular symptoms. Microepithelial cysts were observed in both eyes and, after examination, in the eyes of 44 other participating patients. The cysts have been photographed and the rate of recovery monitored.
D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D004848:Epithelium; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors