[Use of contact lenses in progressive myopia].

Effects of contact lenses on clinical refraction and vision function were examined in patients with progressive myopia. A total of 535 patients were examined; contact lens correction was employed in 385 of these, 150 ones wearing spectacles have made up the reference group; the follow-up period was up to 5 years. Refraction remained unchanged by the end of the follow-up in 73.