Twelve years' continuous wear of the same therapeutic soft contact lens: A case report

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 312-314

  Kokolakis, S ^a   Baltatzis, S ^a   Zafirakis, Panayotis ^a   Livir Rallatos, G ^a   Ladas, I ^a   Voudouri, A ^a  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Cornea; Scanning electron microscopy; Therapeutic soft contact lens

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; DESQUAMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARAKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

EID: 0033382596     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219900900410     Document Type: Article

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