Corneal epitheliopathy of dry eye induces hyperesthesia to mechanical air jet stimulation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-115

  De Paiva, Cintia Sade ^a   Pflugfelder, Stephen C ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY EYE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPESTHESIA; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STRESS;

EID: 0346729847     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00897-3     Document Type: Article

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