Conjunctival epithelial flap in continuous contact lens wear

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages e324-e331

  Graham, Andrew D ^a   Truong, Tan N ^a   Lin, Meng C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Conjunctival epithelial flap; Contact lens; Continuous wear; Gas permeable; Silicone hydrogel; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

SILICONE DERIVATIVE; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTACT LENS; EPITHELIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ASIAN; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL EPITHELIAL FLAP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONTACT LENSES; EPITHELIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PERMEABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICONES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL EPITHELIAL FLAP; CONTINUOUS WEAR; SILICONE HYDROGEL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

BIOINFORMATICS; CONTACT LENSES; ESTIMATION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK PERCEPTION; SILICONES;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 67449084932     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318199d1f7     Document Type: Article

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