Table 3

 Profile of all 28 patients divided into the different contact lens groups

NoAge/sexDiagnosis leadingto keratoplastyFirst CL (months)Central radiusEccentricitySpectacle VACL VASpecialties
The selected lens design depends strongly on the eccentricity ε. We fitted a tricurve design lens (fig 1) in cases of 0⩽ε⩽0.4; a keratoconus design in cases of 0.7⩽ε⩽0.9; a reverse design (oblong/tetracurve) in cases of negative eccentricity. If the astigmatism involves both the graft and the host, a bitoric design is recommendable. In this case the role of eccentricity is minimised. If we found remaining astigmatism but a good fit, we selected a front toric design.
Tricurve design
136/MKeratoconus177.986.880.350.50.7
265/FFuchs’ dystrophy66.085.660.10.020.05Amblyopia
349/FKeratoconus3368.958.120.250.20.5mydriasis
443/MKeratoconus487.166.180.290.20.8
537/MHerpes268.236.790.390.50.9
635/MKeratoconus128.067.720.010.30.6 Front toric
749/FFuchs’ dystrophy607.376.58−0.770.60.9 Bitoric CL
865/FFuchs’ dystrophy607.887.02−0.730.50.9 Bitoric CL
943/MKeratoconus128.697.810.01.01.25 Bitoric CL
1057/MKeratoconus207.927.29−0.90.81.0 Bitoric CL
1123/MHerpes48.276.810.280.61.0 Bitoric CL
Keratoconus design
1262/FScarring176.546.320.890.20.7
1361/MFuchs’ dystrophy607.406.780.750.050.1Amblyopia
1452/MScarring3367.497.030.820.60.8
Reverse design
Tetracurve reverse design
1541/MKeratoconus87.746.69−0.740.20.6
1636/FUlcer178.187.00−0.320.70.9
1757/MKeratoconus148.817.01−0.890.20.5
1836/MKeratoconus606.976.85−0.350.51.0
1936/MKeratoconus177.956.83−0.020.20.9
2017/FScarring156.956.83−0.220.40.7
2146/MScarring158.547.70−0.020.10.2
2226/FUlcer427.866.36−0.120.10.9
2320/FKeratoconus108.017.07−0.170.40.6
2420/FKeratoconus26.776.51−0.070.40.8
Oblong reverse design
2569/FFuchs’ dystrophy189.687.62−0.370.10.9
2669/FFuchs’ dystrophy38.766.33−0.910.10.4Cataract
2734/MKeratoconus347.337.18−0.920.20.9
2852/MKeratoconus127.727.38−0.380.10.3