Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 294-295 , December 2009

Factors influencing the prescribing of hydrogel contact lenses

  • Nathan Efron

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, and School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Cnr Musk Avenue & Blamey Street, Kelvin Grove, Queensland 4059, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3138 6401; fax: +61 7 3319 6974.
    • ,
  • Philip B. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Eurolens Research, The University of Manchester, Moffat Building, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

References 

  1. Efron N, Morgan PB, Cameron ID, Brennan NA, Goodwin M. Oxygen permeability and water content of silicone hydrogel contact lens materials. Optom Vis Sci. 2007;84:328–337
  2. Morgan PB, Efron N. A decade of contact lens prescribing trends in the United Kingdom (1996–2005). Contact Lens Ant Eye. 2006;29:59–68
  3. Kerr C, Ruston D. The ACLM contact lens yearbook. Wiltshire: Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers Ltd.; 2009;
  4. Efron N, Morgan PB. How often are contact lenses worn?. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2009;32:35–36
  5. Morgan PB, Efron N. Patterns of prescribing extended wear contact lenses. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2008;31:167–169
  6. Brennan NA, Carney LG. Optimizing the thickness–water content relationship for hydrogel lens. Contact Lens Assoc Ophthalmol J. 1987;13:264–267

PII: S1367-0484(09)00104-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.08.005

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 294-295 , December 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution