Effects of contact lenses on corneal endothelium - A morphological and functional study

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Chang, Shu Wen ^a,c   Hu, Fung Rong ^b   Lin, Luke Long Kuang ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corneal endothelium; Daily wear; Fluorophotometry; Myopia; Permeability; Soft contact lens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MYOPIA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SPECTACLES; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PERMEABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034989865     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050858     Document Type: Article

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