Contact Lens Spectrum

December 2001

Document #77

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(p. 36) A Clinical Study of an RGP Multifocal Contact Lens By Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, Lisa Badowski, OD, MS, FAAO, Donna Wicker, OD, FAAO, and Mark Ventocilla, OD, FAAO

1. Marketing data on file from Polymer Technology

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(p. 48) Compliance to Wear and Care: What are the Recommendations?

By Peter Donshik, OD

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