Effect of topical anesthetic use on initial patient satisfaction and overall success with rigid gas permeable contact lenses

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 800-805

  Bennett, Edward S ^a   Smythe, Jennifer ^b   Henry, Vinita Allee ^a   Bassi, Carl J ^a   Morgan, Bruce W ^d   Miller, William ^c   Jeandervin, Marjorie ^d   Henderson, Beth ^a   Elliott, Lori ^a   Porter, Kristy S ^e   Barr, Joseph T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Initial comfort; Rigid gas permeable contact lenses; Topical anesthetic

Indexed keywords

OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PATIENT TREATMENT; VISION;

RIGID GAS PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSES; TOPICAL ANESTHETIC;

CONTACT LENSES;

AKTAINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TOPICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS PERMEABILITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 13144267767     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199811000-00020     Document Type: Article

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