Six month clinical evaluation of a biomimetic hydrogel contact lens

CLAO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 226-236

  Young, Graeme ^a   Bowers, Roderick ^b   Hall, Brenda ^c   Port, Michael ^d  

^a Visioncare Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Biocompatibles Inc   (United States)

^c BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLYMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MALE; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SAFETY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030668398     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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