Orthokeratology for myopic children: Wolf in sheep's clothing?

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-347

  Kwok, L Stephen ^a,e   Pierscionek, Barbara K ^b   Bullimore, Mark ^c   Swarbrick, Helen A ^a   Mountford, John ^d   Sutton, Gerard ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Eye Institute ^*

^e Eagle Eye Vision Consultants   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Keratitis; Myopia; Orthokeratology

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE CARE; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MYOPIA; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; CONTACT LENS; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSTHESIS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; HUMANS; INFANT; MYOPIA; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 26944458893     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01059.x     Document Type: Article

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