A mass and solute balance model for tear volume and osmolarity in the normal and the dry eye

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-78

  Gaffney, E A ^a   Tiffany, J M ^b   Yokoi, N ^c   Bron, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compartment model; Tear film; Tear hyperosmolarity; Tear osmolarity; Tear volume

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY EYE; EVAPORATION; EYELID REFLEX; GEOMETRY; HYPEROSMOLARITY; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMATION; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOLUTE; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; BLINKING; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE; FLUID SHIFTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEARS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 74749105572     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2009.11.002     Document Type: Review

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