The prevention of myopia with contact lenses

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 6 PART 2 OF SUPPL 2, 2007, Pages 371-372

  Choo, Jennifer D ^a,b   Holden, Brien A ^a  

^a VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Myopia; Myopia control

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CYCLOPENTOLATE; PIRENZEPINE;

CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS ACUTE RED EYE; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA STAINING; DISEASE COURSE; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFILTRATIVE KERATITIS; KERATITIS; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; MYOPIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL HYPEROPIC DEFOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; SPECTACLES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CONTACT LENSES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 35848941672     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e318157c9d2     Document Type: Short Survey

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