MRI Contact Lens Considerations: Material impurities may interact with magnetic fields and cause problems for practitioners and patients alike

Authors :: Shovlin, Joseph P.
Source :: Review of Optometry. September 15, 2021, Vol. 158 Issue 9, p92, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Q Tattoos can interfere with MRI, as studies report cases of local tissue irritation and burns. Since cosmetic and prosthetic contact lenses can share some of the same chemicals used [...]

Subjects :: Prosthesis -- Complications and side effects
Contact lenses -- Usage -- Chemical properties
Iatrogenic diseases -- Risk factors
Implants, Artificial -- Complications and side effects
Magnetic resonance imaging -- Methods
Magnetic fields -- Health aspects
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