Contact lenses and the red eye

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Millis, Elisabeth ^a  

^a c/o BCLA ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care products; Compliance; Hygiene; Hypoxia; Keratitis; Red eye

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842591555     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(97)80023-9     Document Type: Article

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