Corneal hypoxia secondary to contact lenses: The effect of high-Dk lenses

Ophthalmology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-340

  Stretton, Serina ^a   Jalbert, Isabelle ^a   Sweeney, Deborah F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS INDUCED ACUTE RED EYE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA ULCER; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYPEREMIA; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; KERATITIS; MATERIALS; MYOPIA; PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0141480860     PISSN: 08961549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-1549(03)00053-1     Document Type: Review

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