Hydrogel lens dehydration and subjective comfort and dryness ratings in symptomatic and asymptomatic contact lens wearers

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 700-704

  Fonn, Desmond ^a   Situ, Ping ^a   Simpson, Trefford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comfort; Dehydration; Dry eye; Dryness; Hydrogel contact lenses; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENSES; DEHYDRATION; HYDROGELS;

NONINVASIVE TEAR FILM BREAK-UP TIME (NIBUT);

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DEHYDRATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TEARS;

EID: 0344564215     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199910000-00021     Document Type: Article

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