Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 108-112 , June 2009

Hyaluronic acid in hydrophilic contact lenses: Spectroscopic investigation of the content and release in solution

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.02.006

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 108-112 , June 2009

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