Will higher-Dk materials give better corneal refractive therapy results and fewer complications?

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 252-253

  Sakamoto, Randall ^a,b   Sugimoto, Keiji ^b  

^a Menicon Co Ltd ^*  (United States)

^b MENICON CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal refractive therapy; Edema; Hyper Dk t; Rigid gas permeable; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; BIOMATERIAL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILASTIC;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA REFRACTIVE THERAPY; EYE REFRACTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; METABOLISM; MYOPIA; PERMEABILITY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL EDEMA; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MYOPIA; OXYGEN; PERMEABILITY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 16544394737     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000140235.11667.B0     Document Type: Review

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