Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 108-118 , May 2007

A 12-month prospective clinical trial of comfilcon A silicone-hydrogel contact lenses worn on a 30-day continuous wear basis

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☆ This study was sponsored by CooperVision Inc., Rochester, NY.

PII: S1367-0484(07)00030-6

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.02.006

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 108-118 , May 2007

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