Compliance with contact lens replacement in Canada and the United States

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-139

  Dumbleton, Kathryn ^a   Richter, Doris ^a   Woods, Craig ^a   Jones, Lyndon ^a   Fonn, Desmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliance; Contact lens; Daily disposable; Replacement frequency; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

EYE CARE; SILICONE HYDROGELS;

CONTACT LENSES; HYDROGELS; SILICONES; SURVEYS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CANADA; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SILICONES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76849108984     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181ca32dc     Document Type: Article

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