Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 68-72 , April 2009

Influence of lens material and intra-ocular pressure on the outcome of non-contact tonometry over soft contact lenses

  • Sudi Patel

      Affiliations

    • Practitioner Services, National Services Scotland, NHSScotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Cres, Edinburgh EH12 9EB, UK
    • Vissum Institute of Ophthalmology, University Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Practitioner Services, NSS, NHSScotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Cres, Edinburgh EH12 9EB, UK. Tel.: +44 131 275 6658.
    • ,
  • Graeme Stevenson

      Affiliations

    • Boots Opticians, Glasgow, Scotland

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2008.08.005

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 68-72 , April 2009

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