Visual acuity with spherical and toric soft contact lenses in low- to moderate-astigmatic eyes

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 969-975

  Richdale, Kathryn ^a   Berntsen, David A ^a   MacK, Carla J ^a   Merchea, Mohinder M ^b   Barr, Joseph T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAUSCH AND LOMB   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Hydrophilic contact lens; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; HYDROPHILICITY; OPTICAL DESIGN; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VISUAL SERVOING;

ASTIGMATISM; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY;

CONTACT LENSES;

PHENYLEPHRINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOPIC VISION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; READING; REFRACTION ERROR; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38449095899     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318157c6dc     Document Type: Article

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