UV‐PROTECTIVE SUNGLASSES FOR UVA IRRADIATION PROTECTION

@article{Leow1995UVPROTECTIVESF,
  title={UV‐PROTECTIVE SUNGLASSES FOR UVA IRRADIATION PROTECTION},
  author={Y. H. Leow and Siew Nee Tham},
  journal={International Journal of Dermatology},
  year={1995},
  volume={34}
}
  • Y. LeowS. Tham
  • Published 1 November 1995
  • Medicine, Physics
  • International Journal of Dermatology
Background. Eye protection with uva‐blocking solar shields is recommended on the day of puva treatment and the following day for our patients; however, many patients found this eyewear cosmetically unacceptable. 
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