Lens care complications-Where's the rub?

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 161-162

  Snyder, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; RENU WITH MOISTURELOC;

CONTACT LENS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FUSARIUM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATOMYCOSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748143313     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.08.005     Document Type: Editorial

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