Endothelial morphology study in PMMA contact lens wearers;Estudo da morfologia endotelial em usuários de lentes de contato acrílicas

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 239-242

  Schaefer, Tânia Mara ^a,b   Abib, Fernando Cesar ^a   Barreto Jr , Jackson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corneal endothelium; PMMA contact lenses; Polymegathism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344286436     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492002000200015     Document Type: Article

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