Ultraviolet (UV) transmittance characteristics of daily disposable and silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 115-122

  Moore, Linda ^a   Ferreira, Jannie T ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disposable contact lenses; Hydrogel contact lenses; Protection factor; Silicone hydrogel contact lens; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HYDROGEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33746984076     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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