The bandage lens in bullous keratopathy

Abstract

One of the most common indications for the fitting of therapeutic contact lenses is bullous keratopathy, a painful condition often iatrogenic in origin and more usually encountered in elderly patients. A retrospective study of 30 patients fitted with therapeutic lenses for the condition and followed up for at least a year showed that the symptoms of bullous keratopathy were reduced in most cases. There was a higher incidence of suppurative keratitis (13 per cent) than has been reported in previous series. The prescribing of prophylactic antibiotics was haphazard in the series, and the authors suggest further study is needed to determine their precise role.

Burr-Assisted Peripheral Superficial Keratectomy for the Treatment of Persistent Symptomatic Peripheral Corneal Edema

“…In the early stages, conservative measures include hyperosmotic eye drops and bandage contact lenses [3,4]. In long-standing cases, multiple treatment modalities have been used, individually or combined.…”

Survey on Bandage Contact Lens Practice in the United Kingdom

“…Therapeutic BCL helps to maintain ocular tissue integrity [1] and are used for pain relief [2][3][4][5][6][7], mechanical protection of the ocular surface [2][3][4]8,9] and promotion of epithelial healing [10,11]. A barrier effect of therapeutic contact lenses to airborne antigen was identified in ocular allergy [12].…”

Therapeutic Use of a Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens in Selected Clinical Cases

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