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Rigid gas-permeable lenses may improve outcomes after primary congenital glaucoma surgery

In the year after surgery for primary congenital glaucoma, rigid gas-permeable contact lenses led to significantly better ...
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Large-diameter RGP lenses help restore vision in LASIK patients, study shows

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — Rigid contact lenses with large diameters and carefully selected posterior curvatures can improve vision in LASIK patients with decentered ablations, according to a study ...
Medscape

Contact Lens Fitting in the Refractive Surgery Patient

Rigid gas permeable contact lenses can offer a safe option for obtaining the best possible visual result in cases of iatrogenic keratectasia. [12,14,54] Typically, patients with keratectasia complain ...
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Appropriate RGP lens Could Decrease the Prevalence of Acanthamoeba Keratitis

HealthDay News — Both rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens surface and multipurpose contact lens care solutions (MPSs) impact adhesion rates of Acanthamoeba castellanii (AC) trophozoites, according ...