Analysis of association of bandage contact lens with serious vision-threatening diseases and their management

Author:

Siegel Helena,Böhringer Daniel,Rhein Kilian,Kladny Anne-Marie Shirley,Reinhard Thomas

Abstract

Abstract Background Bandage contact lenses are important aids for aftercare following ocular surgery and for a wide variety of ocular surface conditions. However, bandage contact lenses also bear the risk of fostering microbial infections of the cornea. We herein report the safety profile of bandage contact lenses from a comprehensive review of medical records in a tertiary care eye hospital in Germany. Methods We identified 638 consecutive patients who had been prescribed at least one bandage lens during the past 10 years. For these, we performed a computerized search for the following adverse events: (1) endophthalmitis, (2) emergency keratoplasty and (3) vision loss of at least 2 lines according to the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS). We manually assessed the relatedness of each event to the bandage lens. Events later than 100 days following the bandage lens prescription were not considered to be related to bandage contact lenses. Results We observed 267 adverse events, with 120 occurring within 100 days after bandage lens prescription. This left a total of 18 endophthalmitis events, 21 penetrating keratoplasties and 81 eyes with vision loss of at least 2 ETDRS lines (for individual review of relatedness). Only two episodes of endophthalmitis could be linked to bandage lens wear. All other adverse events were due to causative conditions that had already been present prior to bandage contact lens insertion. Conclusions Severe adverse events after bandage contact lens wear are not uncommon because lenses are used in patients suffering from preexisting ocular conditions. However, severe adverse events were almost never caused by the bandage contact lenses directly in our hands. We therefore conclude that bandage contact lenses are safe given proper ophthalmological supervision.

Funder

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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