The impact of lens choice in the relief of contact lens related symptoms and ocular surface findings

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Riley, Colleen ^a   Chalmers, Robin L ^b   Pence, Neil ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinical Trial Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

CLDEQ; Contact lens; Dry eye; Dryness; Hioxifilcon A; Ocular surface staining; Ocular surface symptoms; Omafilcon A

Indexed keywords

DYE; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORNEA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; HUMANS; LISSAMINE GREEN DYES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING; TEARS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14844293847     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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