Tear thinning time and topical anesthesia as assessed using the HIRCAL grid and the NCCA

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 164-169

  Blades, Kenneth J ^a   Murphy, Paul J ^a   Patel, Sudi ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b West Coast Eye Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal sensitivity; NCCA; Tear film stability; Topical anesthetic; TTT

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FILMS; PHARMACODYNAMICS; STABILITY; VISION;

CORNEAL SENSITIVITY; TEAR FILM STABILITY; TEAR THINNING TIME; TOPICAL ANESTHETIC;

ANESTHETICS;

OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA; DRUG INSTILLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0033103628     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199903000-00016     Document Type: Article

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