The effect of changing from glasses to soft contact lenses on myopia progression in adolescents

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-77

  Fulk, George W ^a   Cyert, Lynn A ^a   Parker, Donald E ^b   West, Roger W ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Contact lenses; Myopia; Phoria; Progression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA CURVATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; VITREOUS BODY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CORNEA; DECISION MAKING; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTION ERROR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYEGLASSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MYOPIA; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037271388     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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