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Contact lenses for infant aphakia.

L G Amaya1, L Speedwell, D Taylor

  • 1Hospital for Sick Children, London.

The British Journal of Ophthalmology
|March 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Contact lenses offer a safe and effective way to correct vision in infants with aphakia (absence of the lens). This three-year study found high tolerance and success rates, supporting their use in infant vision correction.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Optometry
  • Contact Lens Technology

Background:

  • Infantile aphakia presents significant visual challenges.
  • Accurate optical correction is crucial for visual development in infants.
  • Traditional methods for aphakic correction have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerance of contact lenses for optical correction in aphakic infants.
  • To compare contact lens correction with other aphakic treatment methods.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study over three years.
  • Inclusion of 83 aphakic infants (141 eyes) with various ocular and systemic anomalies.
  • Monitoring of lens wear tolerance and complications.

Main Results:

  • 85% of patients tolerated contact lens wear throughout the study.
  • Complications occurred in 46 eyes, leading to discontinuation in only two cases.
  • Contact lenses proved to be a versatile, safe, successful, and cost-effective treatment.

Conclusions:

  • Contact lenses are a highly effective and well-tolerated solution for aphakia in infants.
  • This method supports normal visual development and warrants comparison with alternative treatments.
  • Further research should compare contact lens outcomes against other aphakic correction strategies.

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