Author/Editor		Štabuc-Šilih, M
Title		Deep whitish opacities of the cornea
Type		članek
Source		In: Sueveges I, Follmann P, editors. SOE '97. 11th congress of the European society of ophthalmology. Vol 2; 1997 Jun 1-5; Budapest. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 241-4
Language		eng
Abstract		The authors present a case of a long term complication of contact lens wearing. A 30-year old patients were daily wear soft contact lenses continuously for five to seven days. She presented after ten years with bilateral superficial and deep stromal neonascularization associates with deep whitish opacities directly adjacent to Descemet's membrane in the paracentral part of the cornea.. She used a lens care system containing chlorhexidine digluconate, thimerosal and EDTA. Contact lens wear was discontinued. Chronic hypoxia and acidosis of the corneal stroma and endothelium induced by the contact lens are most probably responsible for this complication. Another possible cause is contact lens fluid components. Contact lens associated deep stromal neovascularization and stromal opacities are a visually threatening disease that reinforces the need for contact lens wearers to obtain periodic follow-up examinations.
Descriptors		CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC CORNEAL OPACITY CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION DESCEMET'S MEMBRANE ADULT CHLORHEXIDINE THIMEROSAL EDETIC ACID