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Review
. 2017 Apr-Jun;12(2):193-204.
doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_159_16.

Contact Lens-related Complications: A Review

Fateme Alipour  1 , Saeed Khaheshi  1 , Mahya Soleimanzadeh  1 , Somayeh Heidarzadeh  1 , Sepideh Heydarzadeh  1
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Review

Contact Lens-related Complications: A Review

Fateme Alipour et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2017 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Contact lens-related problems are common and can result in severe sight-threatening complications or contact lens drop out if not addressed properly. We systematically reviewed the most important and the most common contact lens-related complications and their diagnosis, epidemiology, and management according to the literature published in the last 20 years.

Keywords: Complication; Contact Lens; Contact-lens-related Peripheral Ulcer; Discomfort; Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis; Infectious Keratitis; Superior Epithelial Arcuate Lesion.

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Figure 1
Corneal neovascularization in a soft contact lens wearer.
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Figure 2
Contact lens-related peripheral ulcer.
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Figure 3
Bacterial keratitis in a miniscleral lens wearer patient.
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Figure 4
Acanthamoeba keratitis.
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Figure 5
Fungal keratitis.
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