Effect of periocular humidity on the tear film lipid layer

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-134

  Korb, Donald R ^a   Greiner, Jack V ^b   Glonek, Thomas ^c   Esbah, Roya ^a   Finnemore, Victor M ^a   Whalen, Amy C ^a  

^a Korb Associates   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Goggle; Humidity; Lipid layer; Tear film

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM;

ADULT; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; TEARS;

EID: 0030047328     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199603000-00004     Document Type: Article

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