The impact of contact lens care solutions on the thickness of the tear film and contact lens

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 825-832

  Nichols, Jason J ^a   Mitchell, G Lynn ^a   King Smith, P Ewen ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel contact lens; Multipurpose care solution; Postlens tear film; Prelens tear film; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRY EYE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INTERFEROMETRY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAR FILM; THICKNESS; WETTABILITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT; MALE; TEARS;

EID: 25844431584     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000157904.52305.29     Document Type: Article

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