Alternative reference values for tear film break up time in normal and dry eye populations

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 506 B, Issue , 2002, Pages 1121-1125

  Abelson, Mark B ^a,b,c   Ousler III, George W ^a   Nally, Lauren A ^a   Welch, Donna ^a   Krenzer, Kathleen ^a  

^a Ophthalmic Research Associates   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036921915     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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