• Influence of Surfactant Type and Amount of Water on the Characteristics of Room-Temperature Polymerized Contact Lenses

  • Seong In Heo and Hyun Mee Lee*,†

  • Angyeonjae, Masan 51266, Korea
    *Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea

  • 계면활성제 종류와 물의 양이 상온중합 콘택트렌즈의 특성에 미치는 영향

  • 허성인 · 이현미*,†

  • 안경재, *대구가톨릭대학교 안경광학과

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 261-267

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.261
  • Received on Sep 1, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 25, 2025
  • Accepted on Nov 28, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Hyun Mee Lee

  • *Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea

  • E-mail: hmlee@cu.ac.kr