Synergeyes versus soft toric lenses: Vision-related quality of life

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 593-597

  Lipson, Michael J ^a,b   Musch, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bausch Lomb Soflens 66 Toric; Hybrid contact lenses; NEI RQL 42; Synergeyes; Vision related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM CORRECTION; LENS WEAR; SYNERGEYES; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; OPTOMETERS; VISION;

CONTACT LENSES;

ALPHAFILCON A; BIOMATERIAL; PAFLUFOCON D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHEMICAL BOND; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34447539806     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31811ece4a     Document Type: Article

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