Trends in the use of silicone hydrogel contact lenses for daily wear

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 242-243

  Efron, Nathan ^a   Morgan, Philip B ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Daily wear lenses; Fitting; Prescribing; Silicone hydrogels; Survey

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MARKETING; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SILICONES;

EID: 52949089637     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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