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Br J Ophthalmol 85:143-146 doi:10.1136/bjo.85.2.143
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Short term wear of high Dk soft contact lenses does not alter corneal epithelial cell size or viability

Table 3

Total, viable and non-viable cell counts between groups

Non-contact lens wearers (n=20) High Dk lens wearers (n=11) Low Dk lens wearers (n=6)
Median viable cell count (range) 2 (0–6) 2 (0–6) 3 (0–8)
Median non-viable cell count (range) 13 (0–41) 11 (2–22) 14 (6–36)
Median total cell count (range) 14 (0–42) 13 (2–24) 17 (6–40)
  • ANOVA p>0.05 for each cell type.

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