Inner eyelid surface temperature as a function of warm compress methodology

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 675-683

  Blackie, Caroline A ^a,b,e   Solomon, Jessica D ^b,c   Greiner, Jack V ^c,d   Holmes, Mycroft ^b   Korb, Donald R ^a,b  

^a Kolis Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b Korb Associates   (United States)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Unit 2   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eye conditions; Eyelid temperature; Meibomian gland dysfunction; Meibomian gland obstruction; Warm compress therapy

Indexed keywords

DRY EYE CONDITIONS; EYELID TEMPERATURE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION; MEIBOMIAN GLAND OBSTRUCTION; WARM COMPRESS THERAPY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

OPTIMIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; EYELID; HEATING; HUMAN; LOWER EYELID; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND DISEASE; TEMPERATURE; WARM COMPRESS; BANDAGE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BODY TEMPERATURE; EYELIDS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 52049101868     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318181adef     Document Type: Article

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