A comparative study of biweekly disposable contact lenses: Silicone hydrogel versus hydrogel

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-131

  Cheung, Sin Wan ^a   Cho, Pauline ^a   Chan, Ben ^a   Choy, Camus ^a   Ng, Vincent ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Comfort; Hydrogel contact lenses; Physiological responses; Silicone hydrogel lenses; Surface deposits

Indexed keywords

LIPID; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; VISION;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; LIPIDS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SILICONES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; VISION;

EID: 33847160800     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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