The use of fluorescein in contact lens aftercare

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 187-189

  Davies, Ian P ^a   Veys, Jane ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Contact Lens; Fluorescein; Survey

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT LENS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CORNEA; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STAINING;

AFTERCARE; COHORT STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; EUROPE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; OPTOMETRY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 67649819309     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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