Dr. Loretta Szczotka-Flynn is an Associate Professor at the Department
of Ophthalmology and visual Sciences at Case Western Reserve University
and a leading US contact lens scientist and clinician. She reports on
her breakthrough research on corneal infiltrates in low and high Dk
contact lens materials.
This Ciba Vision sponsored study explored risk for cornea infiltrative events in 30 day continuous wear patients. The incidence of infiltrates increased over the three years of the study, peaking at 10% after 3 years. Clinically significant infiltrates peaked at 3% after 2 and 3 years.
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