Eye protection for ultraviolet B phototherapy and psoralen ultraviolet A patients

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-150

  Otman, Suliman G H ^a,b   El Dars, Leila D ^a   Edwards, Chris ^a   Ansari, Ejaz ^f   Taylor, David ^c   Gambles, Beverley ^d   Chalmers, Ian ^e   Anstey, Alex V ^a,d  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Welsh Institute of Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

^e Chalmers Opticians   (United Kingdom)

^f MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Eye protection; Phototherapy; PUVA; Sunglasses; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE; PSORALEN; FUROCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT LENS; EYE PROTECTION; GOGGLE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUVA; RADIATION PROTECTION; SUNGLASSES; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISOR; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FUROCOUMARINS; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77954066739     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2010.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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