Rigid gas permeable surface defects associated with an isolated case of vascularized limbal keratitis

Contact lenses and the red eye

Patients wearing contact lenses may present with a red eye which may be either of long-standing or of sudden onset. Causes of this redness range from those of a relatively minor nature to infection of such severity that it threatens the patient's sight. This paper describes the specific aspects of the history to be obtained and the examination to be undertaken in these cases. A comprehensive review is provided of the various causes of red eye in the contact lens wearer.