Colored cosmetic contact lenses: An unsafe trend in the younger generation

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 777-779

  Singh, Shwetambari ^a   Satani, Dipali ^b   Patel, Amit ^b   Vhankade, Ravinder ^b  

^a Nagari Eye Research Foundation   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

colored cosmetic contact lenses; infectious keratitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORED COSMETIC CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRUS KERATITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COLOR; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; COSMETICS; EMMETROPIA; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862841781     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823cbe9c     Document Type: Article

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