Specialty Contact Lenses: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Related eMedicine topics

Low Vision Therapy
Transient Loss of Vision
Astigmatism, Astigmatic Keratotomy
Keratoconus
Extraocular Muscles, Anatomy

Guidelines

Comprehensive Adult Eye and Vision Examination
Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation

Clinical studies

Comparison of 3 Novel Contact Lens Solutions on the Basal Lamina
Two Phase Clinical Study of the Impact of Contact Lenses and Solutions on Corneal Structure

Keywords

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Mark Ventocilla, OD, FAAO, Clinical Professor, Michigan College of Optometry; Editor, American Optometric Association Contact Lens and Cornea Section Newsletter; Chief Executive Officer, Elder Eye Care Group, PLC; President, Lakeshore Professional Eyecare, PC
Mark Ventocilla, OD, FAAO is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Optometry and American Optometric Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Karen K Yeung, OD, FAAO, Director of Optometry, Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, University of California at Los Angeles
Karen K Yeung, OD, FAAO is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Optometry
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Fernando H Murillo-Lopez, MD, Senior Surgeon, Unidad Privada de Oftalmologia CEMES
Fernando H Murillo-Lopez, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute; Chief of Section of Ophthalmology Surgical Services, Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center, West Los Angeles
Simon K Law, MD, PharmD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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Managing Editor

Christopher J Rapuano, MD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Co-Chairman of the Cornea Service, Co-Chairman of Refractive Surgery Department, Wills Eye Institute
Christopher J Rapuano, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Cornea Society, Eye Bank Association of America, International Society of Refractive Surgery, and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
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CME Editor

Lance L Brown, OD, MD, Ophthalmologist, Affiliated With Freeman Hospital and St John's Hospital, Regional Eye Center, Joplin, Missouri
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Chief Editor

Hampton Roy Sr, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Hampton Roy Sr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
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