Visual rehabilitation after severe alkali injury with piggyback hyper O2 contact lenses

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-183

  Randleman, J Bradley ^a   Ward, Michael A ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alkali injury; Balafilcon A; Hyper O2 contact lenses; Piggyback contact lens; Silicone hydrogel therapeutic contact lens

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYPEROXYGEN TRANSMISSIBLE CONTACT LENS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; EYE BURN; INJURY; REOPERATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ALKALIES; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EYE BURNS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; OXYGEN; REOPERATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037363369     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200303000-00022     Document Type: Article

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