Does the level of available oxygen impact comfort in contact lens wear?: A review of the literature

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 148-155

  Dillehay, Sally M ^a  

^a CIBA Vision Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Discomfort; Dryness; Hypoxia; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SILICONE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EDEMA; DRY EYE; EYE DISCOMFORT; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SPECTACLES; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANOXIA; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESICCATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ENVIRONMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; KERATITIS; OXYGEN; PAIN;

EID: 34248571907     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000245572.66698.b1     Document Type: Review

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