Paragon corneal refractive therapy lens prescribed for daily wear in a post-radial keratometry patient

Eye Contact Lens. 2007 Jan;33(1):50-3. doi: 10.1097/01.icl.0000233220.73699.ba.

Abstract

Purpose: To present a case in which the Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT) lens, a reverse-geometry contact lens designed specifically for overnight orthokeratology, was prescribed for daily wear in the treatment of a patient after radial keratotomy.

Methods: Case report.

Results: The CRT lens provided adequate visual acuity and satisfactory daily wearing time without an adverse physiologic response.

Conclusions: This case illustrates an off-label use of the CRT lens to facilitate lens centration and provide a functional vision correction that enhanced a patient's ability to participate in activities of daily living. Although further study regarding the long-term safety and efficacy of this lens modality is needed, the findings suggest that these lenses provide a viable vision correction for patients who are dissatisfied with their postsurgical vision, particularly when satisfactory visual acuity cannot be achieved through conventional means.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Benzopyrans*
  • Contact Lenses / standards*
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Keratotomy, Radial*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Care / instrumentation*
  • Prescriptions*
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Refractive Surgical Procedures
  • Tolonium Chloride*

Substances

  • Benzopyrans
  • paragon
  • Tolonium Chloride