Microcysts: Clinical significance and differential diagnosis

Optometry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 452-460

  Keay, Lisa ^a   Jalbert, Isabelle ^a   Sweeney, Deborah F ^a   Holden, Brien A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; High Dk; Hypoxia; Microcysts; Silicone hydrogel; Soft contact lens

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANOXIA; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEAL DISEASES; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0035406583     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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