Clinical comparison of Omafilcon A with four control materials

CLAO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 248-258

  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; LIPID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLYMACON; POLYMER; PROTEIN; EYE PROTEIN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MALE; PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; ADSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA STROMA; CYTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL STROMA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031255506     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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