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Each patient was examined at the time of enrollment and after having used the new contact lens for at least 2 months. Corneal topography was performed both times.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A change in corneal compression was noticed in 23 eyes (77%). Following the use of the pancorneal toric RGP contact lens, the average BCVA improved significantly (p=0.007), with a mean BCVA of 0.63 (SD 0.15) before and 0.70 (SD 0.18) after using the toric contact lens. 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