Non-compliance and microbial contamination in orthokeratology

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1227-1234

  Cho, Pauline ^a   Boost, Maureen ^a   Cheng, Roy ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compliance; Contamination; Intervention; Microbial; Monthly replacement; Orthokeratology; Warnings

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; INTERVENTION; MICROBIAL; MONTHLY REPLACEMENT; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; WARNINGS;

ACCESSORIES; CLEANING; CONTACT LENSES; CONTAMINATION;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ARTIFICIAL TEAR;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ORTHOKERATOLOGIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70449572292     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181bbc55d     Document Type: Article

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