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Pigmentation of the Cornea Secondary to Tinted Soft Contact Lens Wear

Purpose. To report a case of pigmented corneal iron lines following use of tinted soft contact lenses (CL). Methods. A retrospective case report. Results. A 16-year-old girl was referred with suspected CL-related keratopathy OU, having recently switched to tinted soft monthly disposable CLs (8.4/14....

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Autores principales: Spiteri, Natasha, Choudhary, Anshoo, Kaye, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/852304
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description Purpose. To report a case of pigmented corneal iron lines following use of tinted soft contact lenses (CL). Methods. A retrospective case report. Results. A 16-year-old girl was referred with suspected CL-related keratopathy OU, having recently switched to tinted soft monthly disposable CLs (8.4/14.0 −3.00 OD, −3.25 OS Aquamarine SofLens Natural Colours, Bausch and Lomb, New York, USA). Both corneas exhibited symmetric superficial corneal pigmented iron lines, which gradually disappeared following discontinuation of CL wear. Conclusions. Pigmented corneal rings have been reported in normal ageing corneas, in certain pathological conditions, and in association with altered corneal topography following LASIK and orthokeratology. We suspect a poorly fitting CL resulted in localised tear pooling between the CL and cornea, and subsequent iron pigment deposition, similar to that seen with orthokeratology. Cosmetic CLs bought via the Internet can be used in an unsupervised manner, with possible impacts on visual function and potential complications.
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spelling pubmed-33501362012-05-17 Pigmentation of the Cornea Secondary to Tinted Soft Contact Lens Wear Spiteri, Natasha Choudhary, Anshoo Kaye, Stephen Case Rep Ophthalmol Med Case Report Purpose. To report a case of pigmented corneal iron lines following use of tinted soft contact lenses (CL). Methods. A retrospective case report. Results. A 16-year-old girl was referred with suspected CL-related keratopathy OU, having recently switched to tinted soft monthly disposable CLs (8.4/14.0 −3.00 OD, −3.25 OS Aquamarine SofLens Natural Colours, Bausch and Lomb, New York, USA). Both corneas exhibited symmetric superficial corneal pigmented iron lines, which gradually disappeared following discontinuation of CL wear. Conclusions. Pigmented corneal rings have been reported in normal ageing corneas, in certain pathological conditions, and in association with altered corneal topography following LASIK and orthokeratology. We suspect a poorly fitting CL resulted in localised tear pooling between the CL and cornea, and subsequent iron pigment deposition, similar to that seen with orthokeratology. Cosmetic CLs bought via the Internet can be used in an unsupervised manner, with possible impacts on visual function and potential complications. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3350136/ /pubmed/22606504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/852304 Text en Copyright © 2012 Natasha Spiteri et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Pigmentation of the Cornea Secondary to Tinted Soft Contact Lens Wear
title_sort pigmentation of the cornea secondary to tinted soft contact lens wear
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/852304
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