Ocular surface investigations in dry eye;Méthodes d'évaluation de la surface oculaire dans les syndromes secs

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-97

  Labbe A ^a,b   Brignole Baudouin, F ^b,c   Baudouin, C ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Université René Descartes Paris 5   (France)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Ocular surface; Sj gren's syndrome; Tear film; Tests

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; TEAR PROTEIN;

BIOMICROSCOPY; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DRY EYE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EVAPORATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TEAR FILM; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846643621     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(07)89557-x     Document Type: Review

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