Atypical manifestation of upper lid margin staining in silicone hydrogel lens wearers with symptoms of dry eye

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-46

  Varikooty, Jalaiah ^a   Srinivasan, Sruthi ^a   Jones, Lyndon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Fluorescein staining; Lissamine green; Silicone hydrogels; Upper lid margin staining

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL IMAGING; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER EYELID;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYELIDS; HUMANS; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 38749139917     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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