Peripheral corneal furrow staining: A sign to discontinue hydrogel contact lens use?

International Contact Lens Clinic

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Chahine, Tony ^a   Weissman, Barry A ^b  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corrugation; Furrow staining; Hydrogel contact lens; Hypoxia; Limbal epithelial hypertrophy; Pannus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030295562     PISSN: 08928967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-8967(96)00101-0     Document Type: Article

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