An evaluation of the efficacy of fluorescein, rose bengal, lissamine green, and a new dye mixture for ocular surface staining

DR Korb, JP Herman, VM Finnemore, JM Exford… - Eye & contact …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. Sodium fluorescein is considered the premier dye for corneal staining and,
similarly, rose bengal (RB) for conjunctival staining. A mixture of 1% fluorescein and 1 …

Precorneal residence time of artificial tears measured in dry eye subjects

JR Paugh, AL Nguyen, HA Ketelson… - Optometry and Vision …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. The purpose of this investigation was to measure the precorneal residence time of
saline and five marketed artificial tears in dry eye subjects using fluorometry. Methods. FITC …

Orthokeratology practice in children in a university clinic in Hong Kong

B Chan, P Cho, SW Cheung - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Purposes: The aim of this study was to analyse clinical data of children undergoing
orthokeratology (ortho‐k) and to investigate patients'/parents' perspective on ortho‐k via …

[HTML][HTML] The use of fractal analysis and photometry to estimate the accuracy of bulbar redness grading scales

MM Schulze, N Hutchings… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2008 - iovs.arvojournals.org
purpose. To use physical attributes of redness to determine the accuracy of four bulbar
redness grading scales, and to cross-calibrate the scales based on these physical …

Comparison of silicone and non-silicone hydrogel soft contact lenses used as a bandage after LASEK

RGC DOO, MA Teus… - Journal of Refractive …, 2008 - search.proquest.com
PURPOSE: To evaluate two different soft contact lens materials for continuous-wear
bandage contact lenses after laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK). METHODS: A …

Limbal and bulbar hyperaemia in normal eyes

H Pult, PJ Murphy, C Purslow, J Nyman… - Ophthalmic and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate the appearance of limbal and bulbar hyperaemia in normal eyes,
their relationship and the inter‐observer agreement of clinical grading. Methods: The right …

Comparative study of two silicone hydrogel contact lenses used as bandage contact lenses after LASEK

R Gil-Cazorla, MA Teus… - Optometry and Vision …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To evaluate two silicone hydrogel contact lens materials as continuous-wear
bandage contact lenses after laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK). Methods …

Eyeblink frequency and type in relation to 3-and 9-o'clock staining and gas permeable contact lens variables

E Van Der Worp, J De Brabander… - Optometry and Vision …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate if there is a difference in frequency
and in completeness of eyeblinks (type of eyeblink) in rigid gas permeable (GP) lens …

Predicted tear layer oxygen tensions under two designs of silicone hydrogel toric lenses

JFY Forister, J Chao, K Khy, E Forister… - Contact Lens and …, 2008 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The goal of this study was to apply a theoretical analysis of the
relationship between contact lens oxygen transmissibility and tear layer oxygen tension to …

Patterns of prescribing extended wear contact lenses

PB Morgan, N Efron - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2008 - Elsevier
Patterns of prescribing extended wear contact lenses in the UK were determined by mining
through data gathered from annual contact lens fitting surveys conducted over the past 12 …