Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 103-107 , June 2009

Enhancing the approach to selecting eyewear (EASE): A multi-centre, practice-based study into the effect of applying contact lenses prior to spectacle dispensing

  • Nick P. Atkins

      Affiliations

    • PTR Consultants Ltd., The Lodge, 85 Durley Avenue, Waterlooville PO8 8TZ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Sarah L. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Eurolens Research, The University of Manchester, Moffat Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom
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  • Philip B. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Eurolens Research, The University of Manchester, Moffat Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.02.004

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 103-107 , June 2009