Corneal Epithelial Opacity in Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Joseph J ^a   Rao, Kavita ^a   Pflugfelder, Stephen C ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; DYSFUNCTIONAL TEAR SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KERATOSCOPY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAL STAIN;

EID: 68949097527     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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