The effects of disposable daily wear contact lenses on goblet cell count

CLAO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-39

  Connor, Charles G ^a   Campbell, J Bart ^a   Steel, Scott A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMACON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; CYTOLOGY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KERATITIS; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

EID: 0031036446     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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