Another way to think of tears: Blood, sweat, and... "dacruon"

Ocular Surface

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-254

  Cher, Ivan ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blink related microtrauma (BRMT); Dacruon; Lipid sealant; Muco aqueous pool (MAP); Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK)

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DACRUON; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HYPOTHESIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL SAC; MUCUS SECRETION; NOMENCLATURE; TEAR FILM; THICKNESS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BLINKING; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEARS;

EID: 38449121195     PISSN: 15420124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-0124(12)70615-8     Document Type: Article

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