PURPOSE: To report a series of consecutive cases for which a lotrafilcon A @entity1346 hydrogel soft contact lens was used in therapeutic applications. METHODS: Three practitioners in Spain, Denmark, and Germany supplied 41 consecutive case reports on 39 @entity1 for whom a lotrafilcon A @entity1346 hydrogel soft contact lens was used in therapeutic applications for @entity2681 , @entity2372 , @entity3279 , @entity3985 , @entity3283 , entropion, and after corneal surgeries. Practitioners reported their judgements of @entity158 relief, change in corneal signs by slitlamp evaluation, additional complications, and success of therapeutic lens treatment. Twenty cases that had completed treatment and 21 that remained under ongoing treatment were reported. RESULTS: Complete @entity158 relief was reported for 78% of cases with 94% reporting @entity158 relief of 50% or more. Corneal signs were restored to normal for 74% of cases with 100% showing at least partial improvement. No additional complications were reported in 83% of cases. Therapeutic contact lens application was judged fully successful for 71% of cases with 93% showing at least partial success. CONCLUSION: The high-Dk lotrafilcon A lens met or exceeded the outcomes reported from historic reports of therapeutic applications of low-Dk soft contact lenses. Whereas the case reporting conditions may vary among the historic studies and from the current study, there is the indication that success may be improved with the lotrafilcon A high-Dk lens.

Retrospective case series of therapeutic applications of a lotrafilcon A XXXX hydrogel soft contact lens.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2372 :: ('MESH:C562399', 'Disease') :: ['bullous keratopathy'] @entity2681 :: ('MESH:D014077', 'Disease') :: ['erosion or recurrent erosion'] @entity3985 :: ('MESH:D003317', 'Disease') :: ['corneal dystrophy'] @entity1346 :: ('MESH:D012828', 'Chemical') :: ['silicone'] @entity3283 :: ('MESH:D003320', 'Disease') :: ['neurotrophic corneal ulcer'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity3279 :: ('MESH:D015715', 'Disease') :: ['corneal edema']
@entity1346 :: (MESH:D012828,Chemical) :: ['silicone']
