Changes in the ocular surface: Initial observations from a pilot study of diagnostic radiology technicians (radiographers)

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1589-1593

  Gürdal, Canan ^a   Aydin, Sevda ^a   Onmuş, Hale ^b   Şengör, Tomris ^a   Ozarar M ^a  

^a Istanbul Surgery Hospital   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology technicians; Dry eye; Impression cytology

Indexed keywords

ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DRY EYE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SCHIRMER TEST; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; EYE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0036595037     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1197-x     Document Type: Article

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