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The purpose of this study was to obtain correlation of blinking velocities and RGP contact lens movements, and to understand lens movements related to blinking velocity through the measurement of upper-lid movement. The lens used in this experiment was two types. One was a standard contact lens and another was a fenestrated contact lens that has three holes(diameter of about 200 11m) at optic zone boundary part. But all of parameter were same in two type of contact lens design. With 4 7 subjects(94 eyes), we measured the refractive error, the radius of cornea curvature, the axial length and the thickness of upper-lid. We measured blinking times per second and the contact lens movement after blinking by high speed camera(l frame = 1/60 sec). Blinking average velocity of upper lid and lens movement amount were no significant correlation both two types of contact lenses, but the blinking average velocity and lens reorientation velocity after blinking showed significant correlation (Standard C!L: r = 0.586, Fenestrated C!L: r = 0.504). Mean difference of reorientation velocity between low and high groups in blinking average velocity was significant as well(Standard C/L: p = 0.002, Fenestrated C/L: p = 0.003). There was no statistically different of lens movement amount in standard and fenestrated contact lenses. But reorientation velocity of standard contact lens was faster than fenestrated contact lens(p = 0.002). There was no significant correlation between blinking velocity of upper-lid and lens movement and rotation. While it had strong correlation with blinking velocity and reorientation velocity. lt might be understood through the approach of Bernoulli's equation that is being used commonly in fluid mechanics. As mentioned above, this study is considerably used to evaluate contact lens movements related to blinking and to make some basic information that the upper-lid has an effect on contact lens fitting.
