Kontaktlinsen gibt es schon seit mehr als 100 Jahren. Aber erst in den letzten Jahren hat die moderne Kontaktlinsenherstellung durch die Entwicklung neuer Materialien und Technologien die Indikationen stark erweitert. Ein Hot Topic mit weltweiter Beachtung ist die Prävention der fortschreitenden Myopie durch Einsatz speziell geformter Kontaktlinsen. Inzwischen werden Kontaktlinsen mit medizinischen Messgeräten kombiniert, was den Rahmen des reinen Refraktionsausgleichs sprengt.
Abstract
In the last decades contact lenses have conquered a first place in curing refraction errors as well as treatment option in the medical field especially for corneal diseases. The reason is the advanced technology in cutting design variations. Each type of refraction error can be solved. Complications post Lasik as secondary ectasia are managed by contact lenses as well as keratoconus eyes. There is a new-build strong teamwork with surgery. New and more common today are special designed lenses for presbyopia correction, contact lenses for myopia prevention and corneal bending, the Ortho-K lenses and lenses for amblyopia treatment. The diversity in literature regarding terms are explained. Also shown is the view to global acting companies which explore para-contactological indications like e.g. contact lenses bearing microchips and nanotechnology.
Schlüsselwörter
Myopieprävention - CE-Klassifikation von Kontaktlinsen - Kontaktlinsensystem - Lasik-Komplikation - medizinische Kontaktlinse
Key words
contact lens systems - definition of contact lens systems - medical contact lens indications - CE classification of contact lenses - contact lens parameters - contact lenses and presbyopia - contact lenses and cross-linking - contact lenses and Lasik complications - ortho-k contact lenses - contact lenses and myopia prevention
