Effect of lens diameter on lens performance and initial comfort of two types of GP lenses for keratoconus: A pilot study

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Sorbaraa, Luigina ^a   Muellerb, Katrin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b AALEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GP lens comfort; GP lens diameter; GP lens fitting; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860394857     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1888-4296(11)70036-X     Document Type: Article

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