Open AccessChanges in Symptoms of Midday Fogging with a Novel Scleral Contact Lens Filling Solution
Author(s) -
Jennifer Swingle Fogt,
Matthew Karres,
Joseph T. Barr
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
optometry and vision science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1538-9235
pISSN - 1040-5488
DOI - 10.1097/opx.0000000000001559
Subject(s) - fogging , scleral lens , contact lens , ophthalmology , medicine , interquartile range , lens (geology) , tears , eyelid , cornea , optometry , surgery , optics , physics
Midday fogging of scleral contact lenses requires frequent lens removal and reapplication for a large portion of lens wearers. Using a lens filling solution that mimics the composition of tears is hypothesized to have an impact on the production of material trapped under a scleral lens.