A new noninvasive Tear Stability Analysis System for the assessment of dry eyes

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1369-1374

  Kojima, Takashi ^a,b   Ishida, Reiko ^b,c   Dogru, Murat ^b   Goto, Eiki ^b,d   Takano, Yoji ^b   Matsumoto, Yukihiro ^b   Kaido, Minako ^b   Ohashi, Yuichi ^e   Tsubota, Kazuo ^b,d  

^a CHUKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c Eye Clinic Shizuoka   (Japan)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRY INDEX; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL FLUID ASYMMETRY INDEX; LACRIMAL FLUID STABILITY ANALYSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID STABILITY REGULARITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTUM PLUG; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE REGULARITY; TEAR FILM; TEAR FILM INSTABILITY; THERAPY; CORNEA; IMPLANTATION; KERATOMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TEARS;

EID: 2442688230     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-0712     Document Type: Article

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