Fonn Desmond
School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Optom Vis Sci. 2007 Apr;84(4):279-85. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31804636af.
There are about 35 million contact lens wearers in North America, and about half of them are symptomatic of dryness and discomfort, more commonly experienced at the end of the lens wearing day. Most of these contact lens wearers do not suffer from true dry eye, which is a pervasive and ubiquitous disease or condition that affects many millions of people in North America. It seems fairly clear that the lens causes the eye to become uncomfortable or "dry," and unless it is effectively remedied, the patient will most likely discontinue lens wear. This review describes the dryness and discomfort effects of contact lenses and how contact lens properties with novel solutions have the potential for eliminating or alleviating these symptoms.
北美约有3500万隐形眼镜佩戴者，其中约一半有干眼和不适症状，这些症状在佩戴隐形眼镜一天结束时更为常见。这些隐形眼镜佩戴者中的大多数并非患有真正的干眼症，真正的干眼症是一种普遍存在的疾病，影响着北美数百万人口。很明显，隐形眼镜会导致眼睛不适或“干涩”，除非有效解决，患者很可能会停止佩戴隐形眼镜。这篇综述描述了隐形眼镜引起的干涩和不适影响，以及具有新解决方案的隐形眼镜特性如何有可能消除或减轻这些症状。
