Concordance between common dry eye diagnostic tests

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Moore, J E ^a,b   Graham, J E ^a   Goodall, E A ^a   Dartt, D A ^c   Leccisotti, A ^a,d   McGilligan, V E ^a   Moore, T C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Casa di Cura Rugani   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEAR FIL BREAK UP TIME; TEAR FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONJUNCTIVA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349103898     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.131722     Document Type: Article

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