Editorial: Collecting tear osmolarity measurements in the diagnosis of dry eye

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 451-453

  Srinivasan, Sruthi ^a   Nichols, Kelly K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRY EYE; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GOBLET CELL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLALITY; MELTING POINT; OSMOLARITY; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TEAR FILM; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 74049162075     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eop.09.43     Document Type: Editorial

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