Artículos

Publicado el 22 de mayo de 2007

Lentes de contacto

Factores asociados con la insatisfacción con las lentes de contacto

El presente estudio tiene la finalidad de determinar cuáles son los factores asociados con la insatisfacción con las lentes de contacto y la interrupción en su utilización.

Autor/a: Kathryn Richdale, OD, MS, Loraine T. Sinnott, PhD, Elisa Skadahl, BS y Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, Ph

Fuente: Cornea 2007;26:168–174

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