Performance standards for toric soft contact lenses

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 422-428

  Tan, Jacqueline ^a,b   Papas, Eric ^a   Carnt, Nicole ^a   Jalbert, Isabelle ^a   Skotnitsky, Cheryl ^a   Shiobara, Maki ^a   Lum, Edward ^a   Holden, Brien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b School of Optometry and Vision Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Clinical evaluation; Clinical performance; Lens design; Orientation; Stability; Toric soft contact lens

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ROTATION; STANDARDS; VISION;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PERFORMANCE; LENS DESIGN; TORIC SOFT CONTACT LENS;

CONTACT LENSES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EYE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34248569915     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318059063b     Document Type: Article

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