Rotation of Lathe‐Cut Hydrogel Lenses on the Eye

ABSTRACT The rotation lathe‐cut Hydro Curve™ gel contact lens was measured on six eyes to evaluate the parameters that influence lens rotation and to determine if this lens could be used to correct astigmatism. Of the 72 observations made, 73.6% showed some lens rotation, and 33.4% of the sample rotated more than 5 degrees per 10 blinks. Of the observations in which rotation was noted, 88.7% were encyclorotation. These results are similar to those found for spin‐cast hydrogel lenses. None of the lens parameters evaluated seemed to be related to lens rotation, whereas the eye parameters studied were. Lenses were more likely to rotate on eyes with smaller corneal diameters, smaller palpebral apertures, and corneal curvatures steeper than 43.00 DK (χ 2 , N = 72, p < 0.05). Our findings indicate that some method of lens stabilization will be needed before lathe‐cut hydrogel lenses can be used to effectively correct astigmatism.