The current FDA view on overnight orthokeratology: How we got here and where we are going

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 770-771

  Saviola, James F ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTACT LENS; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; LAW; MYOPIA; OVERNIGHT ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL ULCER; DEVICE APPROVAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 25844519660     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000154234.64359.9a     Document Type: Editorial

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