Comparison of fluorescein break-up time measurement reproducibility using standard fluorescein strips versus the dry eye test (DET) Method

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 811-815

  Korb, Donald R ^a,d   Greiner, Jack V ^b   Herman, John ^c  

^a Ocular Research of Boston   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pittsfield Eye Associates   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

DET method; Fluorescein break up time (FBUT); Fluorescein strips

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRY EYE; DRY EYE TEST METHOD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEAR FILM;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FLUORESCEIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEARS;

EID: 0034752799     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200111000-00007     Document Type: Article

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