Ultraviolet radiation-blocking characteristics of contact lenses: Relevance to eye protection for psoralen-sensitised patients

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 193-197

  Anstey, Alex ^a   Taylor, D ^a   Chalmers, I ^a   Ansari, E ^b  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; PUVA patients; UV protection; UV transmission

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; EYE PROTECTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032862629     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1999.tb00084.x     Document Type: Article

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