22. Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses in Keratoconus Patients
Shafqat Ali Shah1, Hidayatullah Mahsud2, Mohammad Bilal1 and Nabila Hanifa3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the role of Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses in keratoconus.
Study Design: Hospital based descriptive study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Outpatient Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from November, 2012 to February, 2013.
Materials and Methods: Patients were examined for Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis having Keratoconus at the outpatient department, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. 16 patients were found to have keratoconus.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients in the age group 12-30 years with VKC having keratoconus.
Exclusion Criteria: Patients outside this age range and those with keratoconus without VKC
were excluded.
Results: Thirteen patients were using glasses while three did not use glasses. The visual acuity of patients’ eyes was there. Improvement with glasses is shown in Table 4. Table 5 presents Visual acuity improvement with soft contact lenses and improvement with RGP lenses is shown in Table 6.
Conclusion: RGP contact lenses improve vision better than glasses and soft contact lenses.
Key Words: RGP contact lens, soft contact lenses, glasses, keratoconus, Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis (VKC).
Citation of articles: Shah SA, Mahsud H, Bilal M, Hanifa N. Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses in Keratoconus Patients. Med Forum 2019;30(2):86-88.