Alacrima presenting in the third decade

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-84

  Al Muammar, Abdul ^a   Hodge, William G ^a   Gilberg, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alacrima; Aqueous deficiency; Lacrimal gland hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENS; ERYTHEMA; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMAL POINT APLASIA; LACRIMATION; PHOTOPHOBIA; SLIT LAMP; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 16344370619     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80124-3     Document Type: Article

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