Development and clinical applications of therapeutic contact lenses

oleh: Dan-Na Shi, Tong Ding, Wei-Qiang Qiu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2018-02-01

Deskripsi

Therapeutic contact lenses, a great invention on optometry, have been widely used on clinical therapy of ocular surface diseases due to its specialty on material and structure. As a result, relevant researches and development should be focused on the optimization of its material making it more adaptable for clinical therapy. In this review, we discuss the progress in developing material of therapeutic contact lenses and mainly illustrate its mechanism and clinical application together with its complications and potential improvements.