Centrally fitted versus upper lid-attached rigid gas permeable lenses. Part II. A comparison of the clinical performance

International Contact Lens Clinic

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 121-127

  Sorbara, L ^a   Fonn, D ^b   Holden, B A ^b   Wong, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Axial edge lift; Centered lenses; Corneal staining; Lens design; Palpebral aperture size; Rigid gas permeable; Upper lid attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030188171     PISSN: 08928967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-8967(96)00031-4     Document Type: Article

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