Role of contact lenses in relieving ocular allergy

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 169-172

  Wolffsohn, James S ^a   Emberlin, Jean C ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Daily disposables; Lubrication; Ocular allergy

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; ETAFILCON A; LUBRICATING AGENT; NELFILCON A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EYE ALLERGY; EYE BURNING; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE PROTECTION; EYELID ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OCULAR PRURITUS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CONTACT LENSES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960415774     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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