Fluorophotometry as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of dry eye disease

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Fahim, Magid M ^a   Haji, Shamim ^a   Koonapareddy, Chakravarthy V ^a   Fan, Vincent C ^a   Asbell, Penny A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRY EYE; EQUIPMENT; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MALE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIRMER TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DRUG INSTILLATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLARITY; PERMEABILITY; PILOT STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FLUORESCEIN; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PERMEABILITY; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746534226     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-6-20     Document Type: Article

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