The influence of center of gravity and lens mass on rigid lens dynamics

CLAO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-204

  Carney, Leo G ^a   Mainstone, Julia C ^a   Carkeet, Andrew ^a   Quinn, Thomas G ^b   Hill, Richard M ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GRAVITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT POSITIONING;

CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 0029759922     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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