Legal issues in contact lens practice with special reference to the practice of orthokeratology

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-161

  White, Peter ^a   Cho, Pauline ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Consent; Contact lens; Legal issues; Negligence; Orthokeratology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; HONG KONG; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CONTACT LENSES; ENGLAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; WALES;

EID: 0038313077     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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