Life expectancy of rigid gas permeable and high water content contact lenses

CLAO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 258-261

  Jones, Lyndon ^a   Woods, Craig A ^a   Efron, Nathan ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRESCRIPTION; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029828995     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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