Ocular and subjective responses to frequent replacement of daily wear soft contact lenses

CLAO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-59

  Pritchard, Nicola ^a   Fonn, Desmond ^a   Weed, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030026016     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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