Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 115-122 , July 2006

Ultraviolet (UV) transmittance characteristics of daily disposable and silicone hydrogel contact lenses

  • Linda Moore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Optometry, Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 1 402 4980; fax: +353 1 402 4988.
    • ,
  • Jannie T. Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Academy of Sports Vision, Department of Optometry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.03.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 115-122 , July 2006

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