High-Dk piggyback contact lenses over intacs for keratoconus: A case report

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 238-241

  Smith, Kyle A ^a   Carrell, James D ^a  

^a CMR 454   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Intacs; Keratoconus; Piggyback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; GAS PERMEABILITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PIGGYBACK CONTACT LENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SPECTACLES; STAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA STROMA; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS;

SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SILICONES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 58149113192     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31815b7d91     Document Type: Article

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