Corneal conjunctivalisation in long-standing contact lens wearers

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-30

  Martin, Raul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjunctivalisation; Contact lenses; Corneal disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847259232     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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