Overnight corneal reshaping for the correction of childhood myopia: A single case study

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 495-499

  Downie, Laura E ^a   Lowe, Russell ^a  

^a Eye Technology Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MYOPIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REFRACTION ERROR;

CHILD; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOPIA; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 70350447175     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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