Bringing back scleral contact lenses;Vers une réhabilitation des verres scléraux?

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 877-882

  Laroche, J M ^a   Baechele F ^b   Delcampe, A ^a   Drouin, M ^a   Ortega, M ^a   Hoang Xuan, T ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Apparaillage Oculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Bandage contact lens; Dry eye; Exposure keratitis; Keratoconus; Keratoplasty; Neurotrophic keratitis; Scleral contact lens; Stevens Johnson syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE CONTACT LENS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; DRY EYE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLERA; SCLERAL CONTACT LENS; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6344280494     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(04)96230-4     Document Type: Article

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