Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 131-140 , June 2008

Nucleus and cell size changes in human bulbar conjunctival cells after soft contact lens wear, as assessed by impression cytology

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.12.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 131-140 , June 2008

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