Blepharoptosis in RGP and PMMA hard contact lens wearers

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Thean, Janice H J ^a   Mcnab, Alan A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blepharoptosis; Contact lenses

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CONTACT LENSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642618439     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb03139.x     Document Type: Article

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