Hyper oxygen-permeable rigid contact lenses as an alternative for the treatment of pediatric aphakia

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-93

  Saltarelli, Daniele P ^a,b,c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Menicon Z; Pediatric aphakia

Indexed keywords

APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL AID;

APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT LENSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OXYGEN; PERMEABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40449106812     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31811eadaa     Document Type: Article

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