Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 31-40 , March 2006

A clinical evaluation of Systane

  • Paul Gifford

      Affiliations

    • Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Optometry, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9385 4536; fax: +61 2 9313 6243.
    • ,
  • Bruce J.W. Evans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
    • Institute of Optometry, 56-62 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DS, UK
    • ,
  • Judith Morris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
    • Institute of Optometry, 56-62 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DS, UK

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PII: S1367-0484(06)00004-X

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.12.003

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 31-40 , March 2006

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