Original Article
Efficacy of application of bandage contact lens for the treatment of corneal epithelial abrasions
Huang Rong
Published 2019-01-25
Cite as Chin J Ocul Traum Occupat Eye Dis, 2019, 41(1): 16-19. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1477.2019.01.005
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of application of bandage contact lens for the treatment of corneal epithelial abrasions.
MethodsA non-randomized control study. The data of 25 eyes of 25 cases with corneal epithelial abrasions from Aug. 2016 to May 2018 were analyzed. All cases were divided into two groups. The contact lens group, 12 eyes of 12 cases, wore bandage contact lens continuously overnight. The bandaging group, 13 eyes of 13 cases, received pressure dressing after the use of Ofloxacin ointment. The efficacy was compared between the two groups, and the cost-effectiveness was analyzed.
ResultsAll cases were treated successfully without complication. The difference of ophthalmic pain score before treatment was not statistically significant between the two groups (P=0.953). The ophthalmic pain score of the two groups after treatment were lower than that before treatment (P=0.001, 0.005). The reduction of ophthalmic pain score was 1.75±0.45 in contact lens group, which was more significant than that in bandaging group(0.62±0.51, P=0.000). The difference of total costs was not statistically significant between the two groups (P=0.347).
ConclusionBandage contact lens is more effective in relieving ophthalmic pain than pressure dressing.
Key words:
Corneal, epithelial abrasions; Bandage, contract lens; Pain; Cost-effectiveness
Contributor Information
Huang Rong
Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
