Correlation of lipid layer thickness measurements with fluorescein tear film break-up time and Schirmer's test

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-83

  Isreb, M A ^a   Greiner, J V ^a,b   Korb, D R ^c   Glonek, T ^d   Mody, S S ^a   Finnemore, V M ^c   Reddy, C V ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Ocular Research of Boston   (United States)

^d MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Fluorescein tear film break up time; Lipid layer thickness; Schirmer's test

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; LIPID; PROXYMETACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN TEAR FILM BREAK UP TIME; HUMAN; LIPID LAYER THICKNESS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHIRMER TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 0037259140     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700224     Document Type: Article

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