Anterior Segment Complications of Contact Lens Wear Book

PHYSIOLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF CONTACT LENS WEAR: Preocular Tear Film Anomalies and Lens-Related Dryness; Corneal Edema; Endothelial Complications; Noninfectious Corneal Staining; Corneal Vascularization. INFLAMMATION, ALLERGY, AND TOXICITY: Inflammatory Responses in Contact Lens Wear; Contact Lens-Induced Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis; Complications of Lens Care Solutions. COMPLICATIONS AFFECTING LIDS AND ADNEXA: Dermatologic Complications of the Lids and Adnexa; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca and Ocular Surface Disease. INFECTION: Viral Infections and the Immunocompromised Patient; Ulcerative Bacterial Keratitis; Protozoan and Fungal Keratitis in Contact Lens Wear. COMPLICATIONS OF EXTENDED WEAR LENSES: Complications of Hydrogel Extended-Wear Lenses; Rigid Gas-Permeable Extended-Wear Lenses. COMPLICATIONS OF IRREGULAR ASTIGMATISM: Contact Lens-Induced Distortion and Corneal Reshaping; Keratoconus; Effects of Contact Lenses in Keratoconus. POST-SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF CONTACT LENS WEAR: Complications after Corneal Refractive Surgery; Penetrating Keratoplasty. THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF CONTACT LENS WEAR: Therapeutic Bandage Lenses; Medications and Contact Lens Wear; Contact Lenses for Cosmetic Disfigurement. CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY: Corneal Topography and Contact Lens Complications; MEDICOLEGAL COMPLICATIONS: Medicolegal Complications of Contact Lens Wear. Appendix: Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit Grading Scales.