Comparison of conventional and silicone hydrogel contact lenses for bullous keratoplasty

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 250-253

  Lim, Natasha ^a   Vogt, Ursula ^a  

^a WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandage contact lens; Bullous keratopathy; Conventional lens; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT LENS; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATOPATHY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL EDEMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE GELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748789846     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000219499.24304.d3     Document Type: Article

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