Folded bandage contact lens retention in a patient with bilateral dry eye symptoms: a case report

Ho, Dong-Ru; Mathews, J P

doi:10.1186/s12886-017-0505-4

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“…In addition to autologous serum, bandage-type contact lenses have been studied for repairing the corneal epithelial defect. Bandage contact lenses prevent the mechanical tension associated with blinking, therefore reducing necrosis and desquamation of the corneal epithelium (Ho and Mathews, 2017). Several studies have been done to combine the therapeutic effects of autologous serum and bandage contact lenses (Schrader et al, 2006; Choi and Chung, 2011).…”

Section: Corneal Wound Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corneal Repair and Regeneration: Current Concepts and Future Directions

Mobaraki

Abbasi

Vandchali

et al. 2019

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

125

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The cornea is a unique tissue and the most powerful focusing element of the eye, known as a window to the eye. Infectious or non-infectious diseases might cause severe visual impairments that need medical intervention to restore patients' vision. The most prominent characteristics of the cornea are its mechanical strength and transparency, which are indeed the most important criteria considerations when reconstructing the injured cornea. Corneal strength comes from about 200 collagen lamellae which criss-cross the cornea in different directions and comprise nearly 90% of the thickness of the cornea. Regarding corneal transparency, the specific characteristics of the cornea include its immune and angiogenic privilege besides its limbus zone. On the other hand, angiogenic privilege involves several active cascades in which anti-angiogenic factors are produced to compensate for the enhanced production of proangiogenic factors after wound healing. Limbus of the cornea forms a border between the corneal and conjunctival epithelium, and its limbal stem cells (LSCs) are essential in maintenance and repair of the adult cornea through its support of corneal epithelial tissue repair and regeneration. As a result, the main factors which threaten the corneal clarity are inflammatory reactions, neovascularization, and limbal deficiency. In fact, the influx of inflammatory cells causes scar formation and destruction of the limbus zone. Current studies about wound healing treatment focus on corneal characteristics such as the immune response, angiogenesis, and cell signaling. In this review, studied topics related to wound healing and new approaches in cornea regeneration, which are mostly related to the criteria mentioned above, will be discussed.

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Section: Corneal Wound Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corneal Repair and Regeneration: Current Concepts and Future Directions

Mobaraki

Abbasi

Vandchali

et al. 2019

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

125

109

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“…There are many case reports of contact lenses retained asymptomatically in the upper fornix, but only one related to the use of a BSCL that was retained folded for six and a half years in the superior subtarsal space of an elderly patient with dry eye disease [794].…”

Section: Lens Retentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

BCLA CLEAR – Medical use of contact lenses

Jacobs

Carrasquillo²,

Cottrell

et al. 2021

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

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The medical use of contact lenses is a solution for many complex ocular conditions, including high refractive error, irregular astigmatism, primary and secondary corneal ectasia, disfiguring disease, and ocular surface disease. The development of highly oxygen permeable soft and rigid materials has extended the suitability of contact lenses for such applications. There is consistent evidence that bandage soft contact lenses, particularly silicone hydrogel lenses, improve epithelial healing and reduce pain in persistent epithelial defects, after trauma or surgery, and in corneal dystrophies. Drug delivery applications of contact lens hold promise for improving topical therapy. Modern scleral lens practice has achieved great success for both visual rehabilitation and therapeutic applications, including those requiring retention of a tear reservoir or protection from an adverse environment. This report offers a practical and relevant summary of the current evidence for the medical use of contact lenses for all eye care professionals including optometrists, ophthalmologists, opticians, and orthoptists. Topics covered include indications for use in both acute and chronic conditions, lens selection, patient selection, wear and care regimens, and recommended aftercare schedules. Prevention, presentation, and management of complications of medical use are reviewed.

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“…Clinicians need to avoid causing iatrogenic staining of the lid wiper area when everting the lids (section 3.4.2.2). Double lid eversion is useful when there is a history of a lost or displaced contact lens [154][155][156][157]. The lower lid can be everted by placing a cotton wool bud along the lower eyelid margin, rotating towards the eye and pressing inwards or using a curved ended plastic tool to press just below the lower lid margin [153].…”

Section: Lid Eversionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to contact lens drop out, poor lens handling holds the potential to increase risk of contact lens complications; for example, aggressive application and removal of lenses is believed to be directly related to the development of aponeurotic blepharoptosis in soft as well as rigid lens wearers [396]. Additionally, there are multiple reports of ocular lens retention, including instances where lenses have been retained in the eye over many years [154,155,397,398]. Such cases underline the need for better patient education.…”

Section: Tablementioning

confidence: 99%