Update on scleral lenses

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 298-301

  Jacobs, Deborah S ^a,b  

^a Boston Foundation for Sight   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectasia; Irregular astigmatism; Ocular surface disease; Scleral contact lens; Scleral lens

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTACT LENS; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; EYE ECTASIA; GAS PERMEABILITY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; KERATOPATHY; LENS IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SOFT CONTACT LENS; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA DISEASE; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; SCLERA; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 49849095768     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328302cc4f     Document Type: Review

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