Comparative study of some physiologically important properties of six brands of disposable hydrogel contact lenses

CLAO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Fatt, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFRACTION INDEX; WATER CONTENT;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DIFFUSION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; OXYGEN; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 0031030277     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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