Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 187-189 , August 2009

The use of fluorescein in contact lens aftercare

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.05.004

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 187-189 , August 2009