A Study Of The Effect Of The Wesley-Jessen Durasoft 3 Opaque Soft Contact Lens On Peripheral Fields.

The Wesley-Jessen Durasoft 3 Opaque Soft Contact Lens is designed not only to correct errors in refraction but to cosmetically ·change the appearance of a person's eye color,
especially those individuals with darkly pigmented irides. An evaluation was made on twelve individuals in three select age groups to determine if these lenses have any effect on
peripheral vision. Specifically, reducing the peripheral extent of the visual field. Peripheral fields were examined using a I-4e and a I-3e target on a Goldmann Perimeter. Isopters were first plotted without the contact lens on the eye and later with the lens in place. Results showed that the Opaque Soft Contact Lens does indeed reduce the peripheral extent of the visual field, especially in a situation where the pupil would normally be dilated such as dim illumination. Furthermore, this contact lens-induced depression of the peripheral field appears to have it's greatest effect at the temporal aspect of the field and seems to have a more pronounced effect with age.