Tears in health and disease

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 923-926

  Tiffany, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Composition; Dry eye; Functional tests; Physical measurements; Tears

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; LACRIMAL FLUID; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SCHIRMER TEST; SURFACE TENSION; TEAR FLOW;

EID: 0348217933     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700566     Document Type: Review

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