title: Rigid gas permeable contact lens and corneal topography.
abstract: We investigated the effect of high Dk daily wear rigid gas permeable contact lenses on corneal topography. Eight young myopic subjects wore hard contact lenses for 21 days. Corneal topography was monitored using the EyeSys system. It was measured every day during the next 21 days after the fitting. We recorded the corneal radius of curvature at 16 peripheral points approximately 1, 2, 3 and 4 mm along the four principal meridians (nasal, superior, inferior and temporal). Our study showed that daily wear RGP Forum 210 does not produce significant alterations of the corneal curvature as a function of time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics (Optometry Group), School of Optics and Optometry, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Galicia, Spain. eyebra@usc.es
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yebra-Pimentel
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Giráldez
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Parafita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Febrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019781:Corneal Topography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome