The use of contact lenses in the treatment of persistent epithelial defects

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 239-244

  Blackmore, Sally Jayne ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandage contact lens; Persistent epithelial defect; Rigid gas permeable lens; Scleral lens; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DOXYCYCLINE; METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; STEROID;

CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; MAP DOT FINGERPRINT DYSTROPHY; MEESMANN CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; PERSISTENT EPITHELIAL DEFECT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; GASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PERMEABILITY; SILICONES;

EID: 77956229777     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.06.004     Document Type: Review

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