Contact lens impact on quality of life in keratoconus patients:rigid gas permeable versus soft silicone-hydrogel keratoconus lenses
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1Department of Ophthalmology, Ministry of Healthy, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey;
2Department of Ophthalmology, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal School of Medicine, Bolu 14280, Turkey

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    AIM:To determine the impact of rigid gas permeable (RGP) and silicone-hydrogel keratoconus lenses on the quality of life (QoL) in keratoconus (KCN) patients using the self-reported results from the Contact Lens Impact on Quality of Life (CLIQ) Questionnaire.METHODS:From January 2013 to April 2013, 27 consecutive KCN patients who wore RGP contact lenses (conflexair100 UV KE Zeiss-Wöhlk) or soft silicone-hydrogel contact lenses (SHCLs) for KCN (KeraSoft IC- Bausch&Lomb or Hydrocone Toris K–Swiss lens) completed the CLIQ questionnaire.RESULTS:The mean age of 27 patients was 29.6±8.0y. Fifteen patients were RGP user. The groups were comparable with respect to the mean patient age, sex, and mean K values (P=0.1, P=0.8 and P=0.1, respectively). The mean CLIQperson measure was 42.8±5.5 in RGP group and 39.6±5.5 in SHCLs for KCN group (P=0.06). CLIQperson measure was positively correlated with steep K value (r=0.301, P=0.04). When eyes were stratified by visual acuity with contact lenses, the mean CLIQperson measure was 42.01±5.6 in eyes with a visual acuity of 20/20-20/25 (n=44) and 38.4±5.26 in eyes with a visual acuity of 20/32 or less (n=10; P=0.097).CONCLUSION:RGP lenses and SHCLs for KCN have similar impact on QoL.

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Elvin Hatice Yildiz, Mesut Erdurmus, Emine Savran Elibol, et al. Contact lens impact on quality of life in keratoconus patients:rigid gas permeable versus soft silicone-hydrogel keratoconus lenses. Int J Ophthalmol, 2015,8(5):1074-1077

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  • Received:September 10,2014
  • Revised:February 05,2015
  • Adopted:February 05,2015
  • Online: October 09,2015
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