Recovery time of an optimally secreting meibomian gland

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Blackie, Caroline A ^a,b,c   Korb, Donald R ^a,b  

^a Korb Associates   (United States)

^b Kolis Scientific Inc   (United States)

^c Unit 2   (United States)

Author keywords

Meibomian gland diagnostic expression; Meibomian gland recovery time; Optimally secreting meibomian gland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIMALLY SECRETING MEIBOMIAN GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETIONS; SLIT LAMP; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW; ADOLESCENT; BLINKING; CONVALESCENCE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; PRESSURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TEARS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67149128119     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818913b4     Document Type: Article

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