Contact Lenses in the Management of Corneal Dystrophies

Abstract

Among the group of diseases comprising corneal dystrophies, there are a number for which contact lenses may be considered. For example, soft contact lenses may be beneficial in the management of recurrent corneal erosions and advanced bullous keratopathy and may lead to disease attenuation in some conditions. They also may be used in conjunction with surgical procedures to promote tissue healing and patient comfort in the postoperative period. Rigid contact lenses may be beneficial in the setting of irregular astigmatism. The present review of the literature will discuss the use of contact lenses in the management of corneal dystrophies.

Management of Belantamab Mafodotin–Associated Keratopathy With Rigid Gas-Permeable Corneal Contact Lenses

“…Especially in the latter, rigid corneal contact lenses are an effective means of correcting the refractive error. 14,15 The success of RGP corneal contact lens wear in our patient is likely due to correction of irregular astigmatism because contact lens wear did not have a direct effect on the corneal microcysts. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reported cases of management of belantamab-associated keratopathy with rigid corneal contact lenses.…”