Scleral lenses in the management of keratoconus

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-44

  Schornack, Muriel M ^a   Patel, Sanjay V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectasia; Keratoconus; Scleral contact lenses; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUPITER SCLERAL LENS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTACT LENSES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749091517     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3181c786a6     Document Type: Article

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