"Contact Lenses" 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.
Lenses designed to be worn on the front surface of the eyeball. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D003261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.632.500.276
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Lenses" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in higher order wavefront aberrations after contact lens corneal refractive therapy and LASIK surgery. J Refract Surg. 2010 May; 26(5):348-55.
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Fluorophotometry to evaluate the corneal epithelium in eyes undergoing contact lens corneal reshaping to correct myopia. J Refract Surg. 2009 04; 25(4):366-70.