The on-eye dehydration of Proclear Compatibles lenses

CLAO Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-237

  Hall, Brenda ^b   Jones, Stephen ^b   Young, Graeme ^a   Coleman, Sarah ^b  

^a Visioncare Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; WATER CONTENT; WEIGHT;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0344199396     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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