The dynamics of tear flow within a phenol red impregnated thread

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 409-415

  Blades, Kenneth J ^a   Patel, Sudi ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COTTON; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER EYELID; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FLOW; TIME;

EID: 0030248066     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.1996.96000063.x     Document Type: Article

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