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The R-evolution of contact lenses: Will long-term contact lens wearers in the future be the same as now?

2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 45; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.clae.2021.101557

1476-5411

Nicole Carnt, María J. González‐García,

Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Since 1960 when HEMA contact lens (CL) were first developed by Otto Wichterle, there have been significant improvements in the hydrogel CL arena [1]; materials with higher oxygen permeability, increased replacement frequencies, more effective and biocompatible CL care systems, and more acceptable designs, has allowed a massive increase in the number of wearers, representing nowadays 87% of CL fittings worldwide [2].