TY - JOUR
T1 - CLEAR - Anatomy and physiology of the anterior eye
AU - Downie, Laura E.
AU - Bandlitz, Stefan
AU - P.G Bergmanson, Jan
AU - P Craig, Jennifer
AU - Dutta, Debarun
AU - Maldonaldo-Codina, Carole
AU - Ngo, William
AU - Siddireddy, Jaya Sowjanya
AU - Wolffsohn, James S
N1 - Funding Information:
The CLEAR initiative was facilitated by the BCLA, with financial support by way of Educational Grants for collaboration, publication and dissemination provided by Alcon and CooperVision. Medical illustrations by Joanna Culley BA (Hons) MMAA, RIP [email protected]; www.medical-artist.com . Dr Stuti Misra BOptom PhD, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, provided the in vivo confocal microscopy images in Fig. 3 .
Funding Information:
The CLEAR initiative was facilitated by the BCLA, with financial support by way of Educational Grants for collaboration, publication and dissemination provided by Alcon and CooperVision. Medical illustrations by Joanna Culley BA (Hons) MMAA, RIP [email protected]; www.medical-artist.com. Dr Stuti Misra BOptom PhD, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, provided the in vivo confocal microscopy images in Fig. 3.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 British Contact Lens Association
PY - 2021/4/2
Y1 - 2021/4/2
N2 - A key element of contact lens practice involves clinical evaluation of anterior eye health, including the cornea and limbus, conjunctiva and sclera, eyelids and eyelashes, lacrimal system and tear film. This report reviews the fundamental anatomy and physiology of these structures, including the vascular supply, venous drainage, lymphatic drainage, sensory innervation, physiology and function. This is the foundation for considering the potential interactions with, and effects of, contact lens wear on the anterior eye. This information is not consistently published as academic research and this report provides a synthesis from all available sources. With respect to terminology, the report aims to promote the consistent use of nomenclature in the field, and generally adopts anatomical terms recommended by the Federative Committee for Anatomical Terminology. Techniques for the examination of the ocular surface are also discussed.
AB - A key element of contact lens practice involves clinical evaluation of anterior eye health, including the cornea and limbus, conjunctiva and sclera, eyelids and eyelashes, lacrimal system and tear film. This report reviews the fundamental anatomy and physiology of these structures, including the vascular supply, venous drainage, lymphatic drainage, sensory innervation, physiology and function. This is the foundation for considering the potential interactions with, and effects of, contact lens wear on the anterior eye. This information is not consistently published as academic research and this report provides a synthesis from all available sources. With respect to terminology, the report aims to promote the consistent use of nomenclature in the field, and generally adopts anatomical terms recommended by the Federative Committee for Anatomical Terminology. Techniques for the examination of the ocular surface are also discussed.
KW - Blink
KW - Conjunctiva
KW - Contact lens
KW - Contact Lens Evidence-Based Academic Report (CLEAR)
KW - Cornea
KW - Eyelid
KW - Meibomian gland
KW - Nerve
KW - Ocular surface
KW - Tear film
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85103128873&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.009
DO - 10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.009
M3 - Article
SN - 1367-0484
VL - 44
SP - 132
EP - 156
JO - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
JF - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
IS - 2
ER -