Are Contact Lens Discomfort or Soft Contact Lens Material Properties Associated with Alterations in the Corneal Sub-Basal Nerve Plexus?

Purpose: To study whether contact lens (CL) discomfort and some properties of soft CL materials are associated with alterations in the nerve fibers morphology and density of dendritic cells of the corneal sub-basal nerve plexus. Materials and Methods: Forty soft CL wearers and 20 non-CL wearers were...

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Published in:	Current eye research Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 487 - 492
Main Authors:	López-De La Rosa, Alberto, Arroyo-Del Arroyo, Cristina, Cañadas, Pilar, López-Miguel, Alberto, Calonge, Margarita, Enríquez-De-Salamanca, Amalia, González-García, María J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis 03-04-2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Cell Count contact lens Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Cornea - innervation Cornea - pathology dendritic cell discomfort Female Humans Hydrogels hypoxia Male Microscopy, Confocal Nerve Fibers - pathology Nerve morphology Refraction, Ocular - physiology Refractive Errors - physiopathology Refractive Errors - therapy Silicones Young Adult hypoxia Nerve morphology discomfort contact lens dendritic cell
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