High- and low-contrast visual acuity measurements in spherical and aspheric soft contact lens wearers

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 147-151

  Vaz, Tara C ^a   Gundel, Ralph E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspheric contact lenses; Low contrast visual acuity; Spherical aberration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 0042882751     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(03)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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