Clinical performance of microchannel contact lenses

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 498-504

  Weidemann, Kate E ^a   Lakkis, Carol ^a,b  

^a Cnr Cardigan and Keppel Streets   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrogel contact lenses; Hydrogel lens movement; Posterior lens surface microchannels; Postlens tear film; Tear mixing

Indexed keywords

HYDROGELS; OPTOMETERS; STAINED GLASS; VISION;

GAZE; HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES; MICROCHANNELS; TEAR MIXING;

CONTACT LENSES;

POLYMACON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMFORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA LIMBUS; GAZE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LENS; LENS DISTORTION; LENS MOVEMENT; MICROCHANNEL CONTACT LENS; MOTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; POSTERIOR LENS SURFACE MICROCHANNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STAINING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW; TEAR MIXING; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VISION;

EID: 21344471398     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000168584.45225.4c     Document Type: Article

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