A comparison of tear volume (by tear meniscus height and phenol red thread test) and tear fluid osmolality measures in non-lens wearers and in contact lens wearers

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 132-137

  Miller, William L ^a   Doughty, Michael J ^b   Narayanan, Srihari ^b   Leach, Norman E ^b   Tran, Anthony ^b   Gaume, Amber L ^b   Bergmanson, Jan P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contact lens wear; Tear meniscus height; Tear osmolality; Tear volume

Indexed keywords

PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; SILICONE; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAR FILM; VAPOR PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OSMOLARITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; COLORING AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; TEARS;

EID: 16544369314     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000138714.96401.2b     Document Type: Article

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