The silicone rubber contact lens: clinical indications and fitting technique.

Although the silicone rubber contact lens (SRCL) is not used frequently, there area number of clinical indications for its use which include paediatric and adult aphakia, decompensated cornea, dry eye, irregular cornea, eyelid defects, corneal ulcer and corneal perforation. The properties of silicone rubber are reviewed and the fitting technique of the SRCL is described.