Subjective Experience with High-Oxygen and Low-Oxygen Permeable Soft Contact Lenses in France

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-59

  Malet, Florence ^a   Pagot, Roland ^b   Peyre, Catherine ^c   Subirana, Xavier ^c   Lejeune, Sophie ^c   George Vicariot, Marie Noëlle ^c   Bleshoy, Hans ^c   Long, Bill ^d  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b Centre d'ophtalmologie de la maison rouge   (France)

^c CIBA Vision Corporation ^*

^d CIBA Vision Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Continuous wear contact lens; Extended wear contact lens; Fluorosilicone hydrogel contact lens; Frequent replacement contact lens; Preference; Soft contact lens

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; SILICON; OXYGEN; POLYMACON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HIGH OXYGEN PERMEABLE SOFT CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW OXYGEN PERMEABLE SOFT CONTACT LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SYMPTOM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038487134     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00140068-200301000-00014     Document Type: Article

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