Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 103-112 , September 2005

Effects of multipurpose contact lens solutions on the protein composition of the tear film

  • Franz H. Grus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Experimental Ophthalmology Unit, Universitaets-Augenklinik, Department of Ophthalmology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany. Tel.: +49 6131 173328; fax: +49 6979 1245696.
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  • C. Kramann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • N. Bozkurt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • N. Wiegel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • K. Bruns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • N. Lackner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • Norbert Pfeiffer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.06.004

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 103-112 , September 2005

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