Contact lens safety and the FDA: 1976 to the present

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 6 PART 2 OF SUPPL 2, 2007, Pages 404-409

  Saviola, James F ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens care products; Contact lenses; Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Medical device regulation

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; SILICONE;

APHAKIA; CONTACT LENS; DEVICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DRUG TOXICITY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 35848960526     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e318157e82a     Document Type: Review

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