Tear production and corneal sensitivity in diabetes

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 371-373

  Cousen, Pippa ^a   Cackett, Peter ^a   Bennett, Harry ^a   Swa, Ken ^a   Dhillon, Bal ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal tear production; Cornea; Noncontact corneal aesthesiometer; Type II diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONCONTACT CORNEAL AESTHESIOMETER; NONCONTACT CORNEAL AESTHESIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; SCHIRMER TEST; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; CORNEA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEARS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 35449003687     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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