Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear
"Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Hydrophilic contact lenses worn for an extended period or permanently.
| Descriptor ID |
D003262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.632.500.276.360.220
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| Concept/Terms |
Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear- Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear
- Contact Lenses, Extended Wear
- Extended-Wear Contact Lenses
- Lenses, Extended-Wear Contact
- Contact Lens, Extended-Wear
- Contact Lens, Extended Wear
- Extended-Wear Contact Lens
- Lens, Extended-Wear Contact
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear" by people in Profiles.
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Glynn RJ, Schein OD, Seddon JM, Poggio EC, Goodfellow JR, Scardino VA, Shannon MJ, Kenyon KR. The incidence of ulcerative keratitis among aphakic contact lens wearers in New England. Arch Ophthalmol. 1991 Jan; 109(1):104-7.
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Poggio EC, Glynn RJ, Schein OD, Seddon JM, Shannon MJ, Scardino VA, Kenyon KR. The incidence of ulcerative keratitis among users of daily-wear and extended-wear soft contact lenses. N Engl J Med. 1989 Sep 21; 321(12):779-83.
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Schein OD, Glynn RJ, Poggio EC, Seddon JM, Kenyon KR. The relative risk of ulcerative keratitis among users of daily-wear and extended-wear soft contact lenses. A case-control study. Microbial Keratitis Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1989 Sep 21; 321(12):773-8.