Factors affecting corneal and conjunctival sensitivity measurement

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2008, Pages E241-E246

  Golebiowski, Blanka ^a   Papas, Eric b ^a   Stapleton, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Cornea; Esthesiometry; Sensitivity; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CORRELATION METHODS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ESTHESIOMETERS; OCULAR SURFACES; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS;

VISION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUDENT T TEST; TIME;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 41749090287     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181694f96     Document Type: Article

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