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Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic

Known as: Soft Contact Lenses, Lenses, Hydrophilic Contact, Hydrophilic Contact Lenses 
Soft, supple contact lenses made of plastic polymers which interact readily with water molecules. Many types are available, including continuous and… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
High-performance, transparent, and stretchable electrodes using graphene-metal nanowire hybrid structures.
Transparent electrodes that can remain electrically conductive and stable under large mechanical deformations are highly… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Corneal reshaping and myopia progression
Background/aims: Anecdotal evidence indicates that corneal reshaping contact lenses may slow myopia progression in children. The… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Hydrogels: From soft contact lenses and implants to self‐assembled nanomaterials
Hydrogels were the first biomaterials designed for clinical use. Their discovery and applications as soft contact lenses and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Wireless contact lens sensor for intraocular pressure monitoring: assessment on enucleated pig eyes
Purpose:  Assessment on enucleated pig eyes of a novel and minimally invasive method for the continuous monitoring of intraocular… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Polymeric hydrogels for novel contact lens-based ophthalmic drug delivery systems: a review.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
First steps toward noninvasive intraocular pressure monitoring with a sensing contact lens.
PURPOSE To present a novel and minimally invasive approach to intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring based on a sensing contact… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Soft contact lenses capable of sustained delivery of timolol.
The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of the composition and the application of an imprinting technique on the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels as soft contact lens material.
A new type of soft contact lens was developed from the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel prepared by a low temperature… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
The incidence of ulcerative keratitis among users of daily-wear and extended-wear soft contact lenses.
The wearing of contact lenses has increased dramatically in the past decade; over 4 million people in the United States now use… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
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.
Over 13 million people in the United States wear soft contact lenses for refractive correction. Ulcerative keratitis is… 
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