Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 127-134 , July 2006

Clinical performance of daily disposable soft contact lenses using sustained release technology

  • Rachael C. Peterson

      Affiliations

    • Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    • ,
  • James S. Wolffsohn

      Affiliations

    • Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK. Tel.: +121 204 4140; fax: +121 204 4048.
    • ,
  • Joachim Nick

      Affiliations

    • CIBA Vision, Duluth, USA
    • ,
  • Lynn Winterton

      Affiliations

    • CIBA Vision, Duluth, USA
    • ,
  • John Lally

      Affiliations

    • CIBA Vision, Duluth, USA

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PII: S1367-0484(06)00050-6

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.03.004

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 127-134 , July 2006

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