Spreading of the tears after a blink: Velocity and stabilization time in healthy eyes

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 484-487

  Owens, Helen ^a   Phillips, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Lipid particles; Meibomian fluid; Tear breakup time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRY EYE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMATION; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINKING; CORNEA; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TEARS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0034973793     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200107000-00009     Document Type: Article

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