Mascara pigmentation of the bulbar conjunctiva associated with rigid gas permeable lens wear

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 66-71

  Davis, Larry J ^a   Paragina, Sonja ^b   Kincaid, Marilyn C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Conjunctival pigmentation; Contact lens; Mascara; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PIGMENTATION;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONTACT LENSES; COSMETICS; DYES; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEARS;

EID: 0026542033     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199201000-00011     Document Type: Article

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