title: Contact lens management following corneal refractive surgery.
abstract: Corneal refractive surgery has enjoyed considerable success and popularity in recent years; LASIK has become the surgical procedure of choice. The incidence of visually significant complications varies widely, but is inversely related to surgeon experience. Visual complaints include multifocal images, shadows, ametropias, anisometropia, night vision difficulties, decreased contrast sensitivity and loss of BCVA. Contact lenses offer an option to rehabilitate patients when visually symptomatic following refractive surgery. RGP lenses provide the best postoperative visual rehabilitation following refractive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365-B Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. mward@emory.edu
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D003261:Contact Lenses; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D010539:Permeability; D011182:Postoperative Care; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005740:Gases