Strip meniscometry: A new and simple method of tear meniscus evaluation

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1895-1901

  Dogru, Murat ^a,b   Ishida, Katsushi ^c   Matsumoto, Yukihiro ^a   Goto, Eiki ^b   Ishioka, Misaki ^d   Kojima, Takashi ^e   Goto, Tateki ^f   Saeki, Megumi ^b   Tsubota, Kazuo ^b  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Maruishi Kasei Research   (Japan)

^d Ryogoku Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^e CHUKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFEROMETRY; LACRIMAL DUCT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIP MENISCOMETRY; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL FLUID; LIGHT; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SECRETION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFEROMETRY; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LIGHT; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEARS;

EID: 33744734971     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0802     Document Type: Article

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