Effect of povidone 2% preservative-free eyedrops on contact lens wearers with computer visual syndrome: Pilot study

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-39

  Guillon, Michel ^a   Maissa, Cecile ^b   Pouliquen, Pascale ^b   Delval, Laurent ^b  

^a Optometric Technology Group   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer visual syndrome; Contact lens wear; Dynamic visual acuity; Ocular symptoms; Povidone; Preservative free eyedrop

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; LUBRICATING AGENT; POVIDONE; PRESERVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER VISUAL SYNDROME; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DRY EYE; EYE; EYE DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE REACTION; VISUAL ACUITY; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER TERMINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER TERMINALS; CONTACT LENSES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVIDONE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 1842485976     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000101489.13687.9A     Document Type: Article

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