Preliminary tear film measurements of tolerant and non-tolerant contact lens wearers

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 177-181

  Glasson, M J ^a   Hseuh, S ^b   Willcox, M D P ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Dry eye; Tear break up time; Tear proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344404832     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1999.tb06639.x     Document Type: Article

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