title: Management of contact lens patients with pingueculae or pterygia.
abstract: Diplomates in the Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry were surveyed to determine how they managed contact lens patients with pingueculae or pterygia. Responses indicated that many patients with these conditions can be successful contact lens wearers. Specific management techniques used by these practitioners are reported.
authors.affiliation: College of Optometry, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Prediger
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Edmondson
mesh_terms: D003229:Conjunctival Diseases; D003261:Contact Lenses; D006801:Humans; D011625:Pterygium; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires