Practice of orthokeratology by a group of contact lens practitioners in Hong Kong : Part I. General overview

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 365-371

  Cho, Pauline ^a   Cheung, Sin Wan ^a   Edwards, Marion H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Interview; Orthokeratology; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTHESIS;

CONTACT LENSES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 0036835183     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2002.tb02387.x     Document Type: Article

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