In-vivo measurements of the tear film on a cornea and a contact lens by use of interferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2930, Issue , 1996, Pages 157-161

  Licznerski, Tomasz J ^a   Kasprzak, Henryk T ^a   Kowalik, Waldemar ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dry eye; NITBUT; Tear film break up; Tear film interferometry

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENSES; INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; LENSES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

BIOMEDICAL OBJECTS; DRY EYE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMAN CORNEAS; IN-VIVO; INTERFEROGRAMS; LAYER DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW ENERGIES; METABOLIC PRODUCTS; MOIST ENVIRONMENTS; NITBUT; NON CONTACTS; OPTICAL QUALITIES; PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTIONS; SET-UPS; SMOOTH SURFACES; SOFT CONTACT LENSES; TEAR FILM BREAK UP; TEAR FILM INTERFEROMETRY; TEAR LAYERS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 58149375340     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.260868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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