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Adequate oxygen pressure is important for proper respiration of the cornea. Should the anterior surface oxygen pressure environment decrease below about 20 torr for as little as a few hours, the cornea becomes edematous and vision is impaired. A common cause for concern on this subject is in the use of contact lenses, both hard methylmethacrylate and soft hydrophilic lenses.
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Roetman, E.L., Barr, R.E. (1973). Mathematical Modelling of the Cornea and an Experimental Application. In: Bruley, D.F., Bicher, H.I. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 37B. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5089-7_29
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