Microepithelial cysts observed in extended contact-lens wearing subjects.
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- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 64 (12), 888-889
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.64.12.888
Abstract
After 18 weeks of a controlled comparative study of extended contact lens wear a male subject presented with ocular symptoms. Microepithelial cysts were observed in both eyes and, after examination, in the eyes of 44 other participating patients. The cysts have been photographed and the rate of recovery monitored.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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