Contact Lens-related Complications: A Review
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چکیده
Contact lens-related problems are common and can result in severe sight-threatening complications or contact lens drop out if not addressed properly. We systematically reviewed the most important and the most common contact lens-related complications and their diagnosis, epidemiology, and management according to the literature published in the last 20 years.
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Prevention of Contact Lens Complications
شمار افراد استفاده کننده از لنزهای تماسی در طی ده سال اخیر، بدلیل سهولت کاربردو در دسترس بودن انواع مختلف لنزها افزایش یافته است. هر چند که این امر موجب می گردد تعداد افراد مستعد به لنزهای تماسی افزایش یابد.
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