A new contact lens design for post-keratoplasty patients.
We conducted a study of 25 post-penetrating keratoplasty (PK) patients (28 eyes) fit with Quintasphere PK rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Using the Quintasphere PK trial set, 96% of patients were successfully wearing the lens at 6 months; at 1 year 93% were successfully wearing the lens. Eighty-two percent of eyes fit achieved at least 20/40 visual acuity, and 93% achieved at least 20/50. The average number of lenses fit per eye was 1.29. The design basis of the Quintasphere PK lens was predicated on a plateau-shaped corneal graft.
University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000628:therapy*; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011474:Prosthesis Design