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The study aims to assess whether fenestrating hydrogel lenses can enhance corneal oxygen availability.

Effect of Fenestrating Soft Contact Lenses on Corneal Oxygen Availability

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Clinical evidence demonstrates that fenestrated hydrogel lenses do not effectively increase corneal oxygenation.

The study aims to assess whether fenestrating hydrogel lenses can enhance corneal oxygen availability.
Eight subjects wore hydrogel lenses with 0.8 mm and 1.8 mm fenestrations.
Equivalent oxygen percentage (EOP) was measured at the cornea.
Comparison of EOP beneath standard thickness and ultrathin lenses.
The mean EOP increased by 1.7 ± 1.3% O2 with four 1.8-mm fenestrations.
Comfortable lenses with 0.8-mm fenestrations did not significantly increase EOP.
No significant change in EOP was noted under either standard or ultrathin lenses with smaller fenestrations.

Efron et al. (1983) studied this question.

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Clinical evidence demonstrates that fenestrated hydrogel lenses do not effectively increase corneal oxygenation.

The study aims to assess whether fenestrating hydrogel lenses can enhance corneal oxygen availability.
Eight subjects wore hydrogel lenses with 0.8 mm and 1.8 mm fenestrations.
Equivalent oxygen percentage (EOP) was measured at the cornea.
Comparison of EOP beneath standard thickness and ultrathin lenses.
The mean EOP increased by 1.7 ± 1.3% O2 with four 1.8-mm fenestrations.
Comfortable lenses with 0.8-mm fenestrations did not significantly increase EOP.
No significant change in EOP was noted under either standard or ultrathin lenses with smaller fenestrations.

Efron et al. (1983) studied this question.

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