International survey of contact lens prescribing for extended wear

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-129

  Efron, Nathan ^a,b,c   Morgan, Philip B ^a,b,c   Woods, Craig A ^a,b,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Extended wear; Fitting; Silicone hydrogel lenses; Survey

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED WEARS; FITTING; GLASS CEILING; INTERNATIONAL SURVEY; MALAYSIA; SILICONE HYDROGELS; SPHERICAL DESIGNS; SURVEY DATA;

SILICONES; SURVEYS;

CONTACT LENSES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTOMETRY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858152579     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31823ee077     Document Type: Review

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