Contact lens care using chlorhexidine acetate with Ethyl-6-O-decanoyl- glucoside: A comparative clinical and bacteriological study

CLAO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 270-274

  Vaahtoranta Lehtonen, Hanna H ^a   Lehtonen, Olli Pekka J ^b   Peltola, Olli ^b  

^a Finnsusp Ltd   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; DETERGENT; ETHYL 6 O DECANOYL GLUCOSIDE; MULTIPURPOSE; PIILOSETPRIMA; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DISINFECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSIS;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIGUANIDES; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; DETERGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0030659699     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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