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Occlusion of the cornea with contact lens and anterior chamber lactate levels
Author(s) -
Ruben C. Montague,
Zhu YaoYao
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1987.tb08507.x
Subject(s) - cornea , contact lens , lens (geology) , ophthalmology , corneal epithelium , epithelium , effects of long term contact lens wear on the cornea , occlusion , medicine , anatomy , surgery , biology , pathology , paleontology
. Rabbits (n = 11) were fitted with large PMMA lenses to completely occlude the cornea and the anterior chamber lactate measured. The corneal epithelium was examined by light microscopy. The time period was 12 h. The results were compared with other authors' finding. There was a similarity of findings. The levels of lactate were found to have increased and the epithelium though edematous not stripped off. An individual response appeared to be the reason for the large variation in the individual findings.