Efficacy and safety of the ProTek (Vifilcon A) therapeutic soft contact lens after photorefractive keratectomy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Lim Bon Siong, Ruben ^a   Valluri, Shailaja ^a   Gordon, Mae E ^a   Pepose, Jay S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032007348     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)80087-7     Document Type: Article

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