Systane® ultra lubricant eye drops for treatment of contact lens-related dryness

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-110

  McDonald, Marguerite ^a   Schachet, John L ^b   Lievens, Christopher W ^c   Kern, Jami R ^d  

^a OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

^b EyeCare Consultants   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^d ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial tear solutions; Contact lens; Contact lens related dryness; Ocular dryness; Ocular lubricants; Rewetting drops

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894463133     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: 1542233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000018     Document Type: Article

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