Determination of relative contribution of the superior and inferior canaliculi to the lacrimal drainage system in health using the drop test

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 404-410

  Murgatroyd, Helen ^a,b   Craig, Jennifer P ^a   Sloan, Brian ^a,b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drop test; Epiphora; Lacrimal drainage capacity; Lacrimal outflow; Punctal occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; LACRIMATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPINE POSITION; TEARS;

EID: 4444359888     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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