Editorial | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由LJones著作—Thecommonest,andinsomewaysthesimplest,oftheseisthefirsthydrogelmaterialusedforcontactlenswear,poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate)orpolyHEMA( ...

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Silicone hydrogel contact lenses first appeared commercially in 1998 and since then have shown tremendous growth, with approximate sales in 2003 of $150 million. Initially developed for the extended wear market, practitioners have embraced the use of such materials for both overnight and daily wear use.

The purpose of this editorial is to briefly review the development of contact lens materials, in particular the development of silicone hydrogels, and to update practitioners on recent developments in this area. More ...