Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic

"Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic" 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.

MeSH information

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

Soft, supple contact lenses made of plastic polymers which interact readily with water molecules. Many types are available, including continuous and extended-wear versions, which are gas-permeable and easily sterilized.

Descriptor ID	D003263
MeSH Number(s)	E07.632.500.276.360
Concept/Terms	Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Hydrophilic Contact Lenses Lenses, Hydrophilic Contact Lenses, Contact, Hydrophilic Soft Contact Lenses Contact Lenses, Soft Lenses, Soft Contact Soft Contact Lens Contact Lens, Soft Lens, Soft Contact Hydrophilic Contact Lens Contact Lens, Hydrophilic Lens, Hydrophilic Contact

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Optical Devices [E07.632]
Lenses [E07.632.500]
Contact Lenses [E07.632.500.276]
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic [E07.632.500.276.360]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic".

Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic" by people in this website by year, and whether "Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.