Bandage Contact Lenses

Re: Bandage Contact Lenses

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:18:38 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

You remember this:

http://www.vetsurgeon.org/forums/p/19495/117017.aspx#117017

[/quote]I do but the bottom line was that no-one had tried the Remend repair gel in anger, Rob was barking up the wrong tree, the thread digressed into melting corneal ulcers and my client is desperate to try anything that doesn't involve sedation, anaesthetics or surgery so I thought I'd give it a go.

Re: Bandage Contact Lenses

Michael Woodhouse — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:47:28 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]I am just about to try Remend Corneal Repair Gel for the first time on a persistent ulcer in a Staffie whose owner is reluctant to have surgery.[/quote]

You remember this:

http://www.vetsurgeon.org/forums/p/19495/117017.aspx#117017

Re: Bandage Contact Lenses

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:29:26 GMT

I used a lot of these when they first became available and at first I was very pleased with them and the simplicity of use. However as Busybee suggests the problem is getting them to stay in (even with a Buster collar to stop them dislodging the lens pawing at the side of the face) and after my beginner's luck I had a long run of animal's losing them plus a number that had to be sedated to insert them.

Busybee suggests using her own but they are quite breed/size specific and I found getting the size right was quite critical so she must have some standard sized animals. I got to the point that having to have several sizes in stock (although you can order individual lenses now), having to replace a lot and in a number having to knock them out to insert them that it was counter productive and I went back to good old debridement with a cotton bud and grid keratectomy with a hypodermic needle (not had the courage to use a dental burr yet).

I am just about to try Remend Corneal Repair Gel for the first time on a persistent ulcer in a Staffie whose owner is reluctant to have surgery. I'll keep you all posted on success of this. However I had all but forgotten about bandage lenses and they may be an alternative in this patient if the gel doesn't work.

Re: Bandage Contact Lenses

Busybee — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:46:01 GMT

Yes, I have often used contact lenses to act as 'bandage', though I do not use the £50/lens veterinary ones, I use my own! They work just as well but cost just pence. The trickiest bit is getting them to stay in, especially in a big dog. They work great in cats. I can often fit them in a conscious animal using local drops and very gentle use of dressing forceps to get under the third eyelid if required.