Impact of differences in diagnostic criteria when determining the incidence of contact lens-associated keratitis

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-159

  Efron, Nathan ^a   Morgan, Philip B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Corneal infiltrative events; Criteria; Incidence; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

HYDROGELS; SILICON;

CORNEAL INFILTRATIVE EVENTS; CRITERIA; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS;

CONTACT LENSES;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33645098605     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000204519.92436.70     Document Type: Article

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