Hydrogel contact lens ageing

CLAO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Morgan, Philip B ^a   Efron, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFRACTOMETRY; SOFT CONTACT LENS; WATER CONTENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DESICCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MALE; MYOPIA; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0034049283     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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