Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , March 2005

The impact of lens choice in the relief of contact lens related symptoms and ocular surface findings

  • Colleen Riley

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University School of Optometry, 800 East Atwater Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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  • Robin L. Chalmers

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trial Consultant, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 812 855 1044.
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  • Neil Pence

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University School of Optometry, 800 East Atwater Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA

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PII: S1367-0484(04)00070-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2004.09.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , March 2005

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