Alejandra Consejo, Vanesa Roll, Denisa M. Roman, Laura Remon

The influence of soft contact lens material on the corneoscleral profile

  • Sensory Systems
  • Optometry
  • Ophthalmology
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AbstractPurposeTo objectively quantify changes in corneoscleral profile, as evaluated by the limbus position and corneoscleral junction (CSJ) angle, as a consequence of wearing different soft contact lens (CL) materials.MethodsTwenty‐two healthy participants wore silicone hydrogel (SiHy, MyDay, CooperVision) and hydrogel (Hy, Biomedics 1 day extra, CooperVision) soft CLs for 8 h per lens in their left eye. In each session, corneoscleral topography was captured before and immediately after CL removal with an Eye Surface Profiler. Previously validated automatic and objective algorithms for limbal position and CSJ angle calculation were applied to 360 semi‐meridians to investigate the effect of short‐term CL wear on corneoscleral topography, globally and by sectors, depending on the soft CL material worn.ResultsShort‐term soft CL wear significantly impacted limbal position (SiHy: 120 ± 97 μm, Hy: 128 ± 85 μm) and CSJ angle (SiHy: 0.57 ± 0.36°, Hy: 0.55 ± 0.40°); all p < 0.05. A statistically significant difference was found between the sectors with regard to limbus position and CSJ angle before CL wear that remained following lens wear (all pairwise comparisons, p < 0.001). Although individual differences were observed, there was no evidence that one material caused more substantial corneoscleral alterations.ConclusionCorneoscleral profile parameters were altered significantly following 8 h of soft CL wear. The observed changes in limbus position and CSJ angle support the importance of participant‐material biocompatibility.

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