One-minute Schirmer test with anesthesia

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-287

  Bawazeer, Ahmed M ^b   Hodge, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Basal tear secretion test; Dry eye; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Schirmer test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHIRMER TEST;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037648760     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200305000-00001     Document Type: Article

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