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Soft toric lenses.

B A Maltzman1

  • 1Hudson Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Jersey City, New Jersey.

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
|January 9, 1992
PubMed
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Back-surface soft toric contact lenses offer improved stability, comfort, and visual acuity for astigmatism correction compared to older front-surface designs. This paper reviews their advantages.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Optometry
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Astigmatism is a prevalent refractive error affecting many contact lens wearers.
  • Soft toric contact lenses, available since 1979, correct refractive astigmatism.
  • Early soft toric lenses featured front-surface correction; newer designs utilize back-surface optics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and discuss the advantages of back-surface soft toric contact lenses.
  • To compare the performance of back-surface versus front-surface toric lens designs.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of research articles on soft toric contact lenses.
  • Comparative analysis of optical designs and clinical outcomes.

Main Results:

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  • Back-surface toric lenses demonstrate superior stability.
  • Enhanced comfort is reported with back-surface designs.
  • Increased visual acuity is a key benefit of back-surface toric lenses.

Conclusions:

  • Back-surface soft toric contact lenses represent a significant advancement in astigmatism correction.
  • These lenses offer substantial improvements in patient satisfaction and visual performance over front-surface designs.