Subclinically dry eyes in urban Delhi: An impact of air pollution?

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 216, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 368-371

  Gupta, Suresh K ^a   Gupta, Viney ^b   Joshi, Sujata ^a   Tandon, Radhika ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Delhi vs. Yamunanagar, air pollution; Ocular surface; Tear break up time

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DRY EYE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; SCHIRMER TEST; SLIT LAMP; TEAR FILM; URBAN AREA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MURAMIDASE; TEARS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036718069     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066183     Document Type: Article

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