Tear breakup time in normal Saudi population: Age and gender

International Contact Lens Clinic

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 137-141

  Briggs, Stella T ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gender, age; Tear breakup time; Tear stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040093761     PISSN: 08928967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-8967(98)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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