Non-invasive methods of assessing the tear film

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-407

  Yokoi, Norihiko ^a   Komuro, Aoi ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Laser meibometry; Non invasive method; Tear film; Video interferometry; Video meniscometry

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; LIPID;

CALCULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; HUMAN; INTERFEROMETRY; LACRIMAL FLUID; LIPID TRANSPORT; MEIBOMETRY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; MENISCOMETRY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND DISEASE; TEAR FILM; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0842288670     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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