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MeSH Heading: Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
Tree Number(s): E07.632.500.276.360
Unique ID: D003263
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003263
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Hydrophilic Contact Lens; Lenses, Contact, Hydrophilic; Soft Contact Lens; Soft Contact Lenses
NLM Classification #: WW 355
Previous Indexing: Contact Lenses (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(71)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005068
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Preferred Term
Term UI T009504
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Hydrophilic Contact Lens
Term UI T009502
Date04/25/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Lenses, Contact, Hydrophilic
Term UI T009503
Date01/23/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Soft Contact Lens
Term UI T009505
Date04/25/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Soft Contact Lenses
Term UI T009506
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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