Dynamic distribution of artificial tears on the ocular surface

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 619-625

  Wang, Jianhua ^a,c   Simmons, Peter ^b   Aquavella, James ^c   Vehige, Joseph ^b   Palakuru, Jayachandra ^a,c   Chung, Suk ^c   Feng, Changyong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; MACROGOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 43549095009     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.5.619     Document Type: Article

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