Therapeutic contact lenses: The role of high-Dk lenses

Ophthalmology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 455-461

  Foulks, Gary N ^a   Harvey, Thomas ^a   Sundar Raj, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALAFILCON A; CROFILCON A; ETAFILCON A; LOTRAFILCON A; METHAFILCON; PERFILCON A; POLYMACON; SILICONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EYE BURN; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; KERATOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141815553     PISSN: 08961549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-1549(03)00045-2     Document Type: Review

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