Prevention of the adverse photic effects of peripheral light-focusing using UV-blocking contact lenses

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1501-1507

  Kwok, L Stephen ^a   Kuznetsov, Valerian A ^a   Ho, Arthur ^a   Coroneo, Minas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORNEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SPECTACLES; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

CONTACT LENSES; EYE; HUMANS; MANIKINS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0037377974     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0380     Document Type: Article

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