The size, location, and clinical severity of corneal infiltrative events associated with contact lens wear

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 519-527

  Efron, Nathan ^a   Morgan, Philip B ^a   Hill, Elizabeth A ^a   Raynor, Mathew K ^a   Tullo, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical severity; Contact lens; Corneal infiltrative events; Distance from limbus; Distribution; Infiltrate size; Location

Indexed keywords

HYDROGELS; OPTOMETERS; SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS; SILICONES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CONTACT LENS WEAR; CORNEA; CORNEAL INFILTRATIVE EVENTS; SILICONE HYDROGELS;

VISION;

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CARTOGRAM; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INFILTRATIVE EVENT; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA LIMBUS; DAILY WEAR CONTACT LENS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 21344432328     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000166771.49173.98     Document Type: Article

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