Relationship between goblet cell density and tear function tests

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-94

  Yeo, Anna Chwee Hong ^a   Carkeet, Andrew ^b   Carney, Leo G ^c   Yap, Maurice Keng Hung ^d  

^a SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Goblet cell density; Impression cytology; Mucin deficiency; Non invasive tear break up time; Phenol red thread test; Tear break up time; Tear stability; Tear volume

Indexed keywords

HEMATOXYLIN; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRY EYE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMATION; OPTOMETRY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SECRETION;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TEARS;

EID: 0037268149     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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