EVALUATION OF SURFACE WATER CHARACTERISTICS OF NOVEL DAILY DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENS MATERIALS, USING REFRACTIVE INDEX SHIFTS AFTER WEAR

Evaluation of surface water characteristics of novel daily disposable contact lens materials, using refractive index shifts after wear

Jeffery Schafer,1 Robert Steffen,1 William Reindel,1 Joseph Chinn2 1Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY, USA; 2J Chinn LLC, Lafayette, CO, USA Purpose: Contact lens wearers today spend much time using digital display devices.Contact lens manufacturers are challenged to develop products that account for longer periods of

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Relationship between consecutive deterioration of mean deviation value and progression of visual field defect in open-angle glaucoma

Tomoko Naito,1 Keiji Yoshikawa,2 Shiro Mizoue,3 Mami Nanno,4 Tairo Kimura,5 Hirotaka Suzumura,6 Ryuji Takeda,7 Fumio Shiraga1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, 2Yoshikawa Eye Clinic, Tokyo, 3Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, 4Kagurazaka Minamino Eye

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Review of the Impact of Biofuels on U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices

This study aims to provide a review of the state-of-the-art literature regarding the impacts and contributions of corn ethanol on retail gasoline prices in the US.For this, a systematic literature review following PRISMA statement was carried out, seeking to answer four research questions: (1) What are the main characteristics of the literature reg

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A Study on the Diagnosis Technology for Conservation Status of Painting Cultural Heritage Using Digital Image Analysis Program

In order to objectively and quantitatively diagnose the conservation status of painting cultural heritages, a digital image analysis program was used for the digital image of a Korean Buddhist painting.A technical method for diagnosing the conservation status by analyzing the color space of the Buddhist Charging painting and calculating the shape i

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