Role of hypo-osmotic saline drops in ocular comfort during contact lens wear

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-75

  Stahl, Ulrike ^a,c   Willcox, Mark ^a,b,c   Stapleton, Fiona ^a,b,c  

^a VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Dryness; Lubricating drops; Osmolality; Symptoms; Tear film

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY EYE; EYE DISCOMFORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BILAYER; MALE; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEAR FILM; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; WATER CONTENT; WETTABILITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950371350     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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