Tear meniscus level as an indicator of nasolacrimal obstruction

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 344-348

  Burkat, Cat N ^a,b   Lucarelli, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; EPIPHORA; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLIT LAMP;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEARS;

EID: 13444251206     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.07.030     Document Type: Article

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