List of contact lens complications

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This a list of complications that may result from the use of contact lenses.

Eyelid[]

• Ptosis

Conjunctiva[]

• Giant papillary conjunctivitis
• Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis

Cornea[]

• Epithelium
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Corneal erosion
  • Contact lens acute red eye (CLARE)
  • Keratitis
  • Corneal ulcer
• Corneal stroma
  • Corneal neovascularisation
  • Corneal oedema
  • Corneal infiltrates
• Corneal endothelium
  • Endothelial polymegathism

See also[]

• Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea