Preservative-free ocular hydrating agents in symptomatic contact lens wearers: Saline versus PVP solution

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-43

  Malet, Florence ^a   Karsenti, Dominique ^b   Pouliquen, Pascale ^c  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b Cabinet d'Ophtalmologie   (France)

^c Laboratoires Thea   (France)

Author keywords

ABAK system; Contact lenses; Ocular dryness symptoms; Preservative free; Saline solution; Two percent PVP

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; FLUORESCEIN; POVIDONE; PRESERVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INSTILLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY EYE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WETTABILITY; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVIDONE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0038825090     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00140068-200301000-00010     Document Type: Article

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