Effects of lacrimal drainage occlusion with nondissolvable intracanalicular plugs on hydrogel contact lens wear

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 330-338

  Slusser, Todd G ^a   Lowther, Gerald E ^b  

^a Indiana University ^*

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eyes; Hydrogel contact lenses; Intracanalicular silicone plugs; Punctal occlusion

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENSES; HYDROGELS; SILICONES;

FLUORESCEIN STAINING; INTRACANALICULAR SILICONE PLUGS; LACRIMAL DRAINAGE OCCLUSION; ROSE BENGAL STAINING;

VISION;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIPHORA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROSE BENGAL; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TEARS;

EID: 0032078088     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199805000-00022     Document Type: Article

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