A mathematical model for ocular tear and solute balance

Current Eye Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 841-854

  Zhu, Heng ^a   Chauhan, Anuj ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocular bioavailability; Residence time; Tear balance model; Tear drainage; Tear film thickness

Indexed keywords

TEAR PROTEIN; TIMOLOL; TRACER;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; EVAPORATION; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW; THICKNESS;

EYE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SURFACE TENSION; TEARS; TIMOLOL;

EID: 31544438309     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680591004077     Document Type: Article

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