Assessment of the tear film with tandem scanning confocal microscopy

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-168

  Mathers, William D ^a,b   Lane, James A ^a   Zimmerman, M Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blepharitis; Confocal microscopy; Meibomian gland; Tear film

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0031000059     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199703000-00008     Document Type: Article

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