Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 67-73 , June 2005

Bulbar conjunctival staining in contact lens wearers and non lens wearers and its association with symptomatology

  • Michel Guillon

      Affiliations

    • Ph.D. FCOptom FAAO CCTI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7932 9494; fax: +44 20 7976 5766.
    • ,
  • Cecile Maissa

      Affiliations

    • Ph.D. AMIChemE Ingenieur ENSCP.

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PII: S1367-0484(05)00021-4

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.02.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 67-73 , June 2005

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