Therapeutic contact lenses and eyedrops - Is there a problem?

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-11

  Rubinstein, Martin P ^a   Evans, Jane E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Contact lenses; Eyedrops; Preservatives; Thiomersal; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142599005     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(97)80030-6     Document Type: Article

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