Tear ferning in contact lens wearers

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-204

  Evans, Katharine S E ^a   North, Rachel V ^a   Purslow, Christine ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Contact lens related dry eye; Dry eye; Ocular comfort; Tear ferning; Tear film stability

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN TEAR BREAK UP TIME; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE TEAR BREAK UP TIME; OCULAR COMFORT INDEX; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEAR FERNING; TEAR FILM; TEAR FILM STABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349085323     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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