Dendritic immune cell densities in the central cornea associated with soft contact lens types and lens care solution types: A pilot study

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 511-519

  Sindt, Christine W ^a   Grout, Trudy K ^a   Brice Critser, D ^a   Kern, Jami R ^b   Meadows, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear Care; In vivo confocal microscopy; Langerhans; Opti Free Replenish; ReNu Multi Plus

Indexed keywords

BLISTER PACK SOLUTION; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE; PEROXIDE; POLIDRONIUM CHLORIDE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL MIGRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROGEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE PLEXUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

EID: 84930483624     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S28083     Document Type: Article

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