Excerpt from Contact Lens Complications Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: contact lenses, CL, contact lens–related complications Please click here to view the full topic text: Contact Lens Complications Approximately 1 out of every 20 contact lens wearers develops a contact lens–related complication each year. These problems range from self-limiting to sight threatening, which require rapid diagnosis and treatment to prevent vision loss. With millions of individuals wearing contact lenses, even a small percentage of complications create a major public health problem. Contact lens complications are as varied as they are common, involving the lids, conjunctiva, and all layers of the cornea (ie, epithelium, stroma, endothelium). It is convenient to group them according to which anatomical structure is primarily affected. Please click here to view the full topic text: Contact Lens Complications

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