Modification of the tear function index and its use in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-199

  Kaye, S B ^a   Sims, G ^a   Willoughby, C ^a   Field, A E ^b   Longman, L ^b   Brown, M C ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Oral Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FILTER; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACRIMAL DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FLUORESCEIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TEARS;

EID: 0035130577     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.2.193     Document Type: Article

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