Tear break-up time in eyes with pterygia and pingueculae in Ibadan

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-166

  Balogun, M M ^a   Ashaye, Adeyinka O ^a   Ajayi, B G K ^b   Osuntokun, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Ojulowo Eye Clinic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Pinguecula; Pterygium; Tear break up time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PINGUECULA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAR FILM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 23044489774     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v24i2.28189     Document Type: Article

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