The Association Between Mucin Balls and Corneal Infiltrative Events During Extended Contact Lens Wear

Loretta Szczotka-Flynn,Beth Ann Benetz,Jonathan H. Lass,Matthew Albright,Beth Gillespie,Jana Kuo,Desmond Fonn,Ajay K. Sethi,Alfred A. Rimm

The Association Between Mucin Balls and Corneal Infiltrative Events During Extended Contact Lens Wear

2011

Loretta Szczotka-Flynn
Beth Ann Benetz
Jonathan H. Lass
Matthew Albright
Beth Gillespie
Jana Kuo
Desmond Fonn
Ajay K. Sethi
Alfred A. Rimm

Purpose This study determined the association between mucin ball formation and corneal infiltrative events (CIEs) during continuous wear (CW) with lotrafilcon A silicone hydrogel (SH) contact lenses.

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Cornea
Self-healing hydrogels
Fluorophotometry
Eye Proteins
Surgery
Pathology
Silicone
Mucin
Medicine
contact lens
Cumulative incidence
Hazard ratio
Univariate analysis
Ball (bearing)
Confidence interval

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