Key biological issues in contact lens development

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 581-590

  McGlinchey, Seana M ^a   McCoy, Colin P ^a   Gorman, Sean P ^a   Jones, David S ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial binding; Contact lens; Microbial keratitis; Polymer; Protein adsorption; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DIMETICONE; EYE DROPS; LYSOZYME; METHACRYLIC ACID; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMACON; POVIDONE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; SILICONE GEL; EYE PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; DISINFECTION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRY EYE; EYE CARE; EYE DISCOMFORT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFECTION CONTROL; KERATITIS; MATERIAL STATE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN CONTENT; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WATER CONTENT; WETTABILITY; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; EYE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; KERATITIS;

EID: 55249109368     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.5.5.581     Document Type: Review

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