Phenol red thread test vs Schirmer's test: A comparative study

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 913-915

  Saleh, T A ^a   McDermott, B ^a   Bates, A K ^a   Ewings, P ^a  

^a TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33747072411     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702052     Document Type: Article

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