They developed a new contact lens material that serves as a bandage for corneal wounds. The lens releases drugs in a regulated way that accelerates the healing of the eye. “It’s a targeted-release ...

new contact-lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to help the eye heal faster. Corneal injury and subsequent damage to the corneal ...

Corneal cross-linking is an in-office procedure that works ... After the procedure, you will go home with a bandage lens on the eye for comfort, and we will see you the next day in the clinic.

Objective: To report the therapeutic practice patterns of silicone hydrogel (SiH) bandage soft contact lenses (BSCL ... to January 2009 in a tertiary care cornea practice. All patients had ...

It acts as a biological bandage with the stromal side in contact with the cornea. The polycarbonate ... eye in a similar fashion to a large contact lens. Compared with surgical application of ...