Variability of the analysis of the tear meniscus height by optical coherence tomography

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2007, Pages E903-E908

  Bitton, Etty ^a   Keech, Adam ^a   Simpson, Trefford ^a   Jones, Lyndon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intra and interobserver variation; Optical coherence tomography (OCT); Tear meniscus height (TMH)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTOMETERS; VISION;

INTEROBSERVER VARIATION; TEAR MENISCUS HEIGHT (TMH);

OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOFTWARE; TEARS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 34548684774     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181560ba8     Document Type: Article

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