Management of irregular astigmatism with rigid gas permeable contact lenses

CLAO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-17

  Jupiter, David G ^a   Katz, Harold R ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ASTIGMATISM; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PERMEABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033969093     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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