Orthokeratology. II. A risky and unpredictable 'treatment' for a benign condition

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1980, Pages 298-302

  Safir, Aran ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

contact lens; cornea; myopia; optics; orthokeratology; refraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTACT LENS; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; MYOPIA; SAFETY; CORNEA; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; REFRACTION; THERAPY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ASTIGMATISM; CONTACT LENSES; HUMAN; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SAFETY;

EID: 0018992865     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0039-6257(80)90058-2     Document Type: Note

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