Treating Ocular Trauma with RGP CLs

"Fitting a rigid gas-permeable contact lens (RGPCL) into the eyes of patients treated surgically for ocular trauma can improve their visual acuity and are well tolerated, report researchers from China," reports News Medical. "While trauma such as corneal scarring and aphakia (absence of the lens of the eye) are commonly treated with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, the management of aphakia in particular can be complicated by a lack of capsular support, remarks the team. The current findings indicate that RGPCLs are a good alternative to IOL implantation; the visual acuity of eyes fitted with these lenses improved significantly compared with no correction, and was also improved compared with spectacles." Read more.