Correlation of the Schirmer 1 and fluorescein clearance tests with the severity of corneal epithelial and eyelid disease

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1632-1638

  Macri, Angelo ^b   Pflugfelder, Stephen C ^a,c  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE IRRITATION; EYELID DISEASE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSACEA; SCHIRMER TEST;

EID: 0033662549     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.12.1632     Document Type: Article

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