Time to Resolution of Contact Lens-Induced Corneal Warpage Prior to Refractive Surgery

CLAO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 169-171

  Wang, Xiaohong ^a   McCulley, James P ^a   Bowman, R Wayne ^a   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens use; Contact lens warpage; Corneal warpage; LASIK; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; RIGID GAS PERMEABLE CONTACT LENS; SOFT CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036779916     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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