The effect of diclofenac sodium on the initial comfort of RGP contact lenses: A pilot study

Optometry

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 509-513

  Gordon, Adam ^a   Bartlett, Jimmy D ^a   Lin, Meng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Diclofenac sodium; NSAID; Rigid gas permeable contact lens

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; EYE DROPS; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CONTACT LENSES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0033175181     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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