The annular tinted contact lens syndrome: corneal topographic analysis of ring-shaped irregular astigmatism caused by annular tinted contact lenses.
CLAO J
; 23(3): 161-7, 1997 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9240826
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Irregular corneal astigmatism has been reported in association with annular tinted hydrogel contact lenses. We report the abnormal videokeratographic findings of five patients wearing annular tinted contact lenses, who presented with bilateral blurred vision and revealed a loss of best corrected visual acuity. METHODS/RESULTS:
The corneal topographic analysis revealed a previously unreported distinct ring-shaped pattern of irregular astigmatism. The topographic circular band of irregular astigmatism was further characterized by concentric areas of relative steepening, flattening, and steepening with a diameter of approximately 4 mm. This pattern suggests that forces acting at the junctional zone between the tinted area and the clear pupillary area are inducing structural abnormalities of the corneal surface. At the time of presentation, the mean surface regularity index (SRI) was 2.06 (range 0.61-5.88). The topography and best-corrected visual acuity returned to normal within days of discontinuing annular tinted lens use, and the mean SRI decreased to 0.44 (range 0.21-1.16). Digital imaging of lenses obtained from our patients and of identical control lenses was performed. A masked analysis suggested that the study lenses contain greater amounts of pigment compared to the control lenses.CONCLUSIONS:
We present ten characteristic signs and symptoms of this condition, which we have named "the annular tinted contact lens syndrome." Corneal topographic analysis is a powerful tool for detecting specific reversible irregularities of the corneal surface associated with the use of annular tinted contact lenses.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Astigmatism
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
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Cornea
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
CLAO J
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States