Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 175-181 , September 2006

Orthoptic indications for contact lens wear

  • Bruce J.W. Evans

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Optometry, 56-62 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DS, UK
    • Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +44 20 7407 4183; fax: +44 20 7403 8007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.03.007

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 175-181 , September 2006