Inputs and outputs of the lacrimal system: Review of production and evaporative loss

Ocular Surface

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 186-198

  Tomlinson, Alan ^a   Doane, Marshall G ^b   McFadyen, Angus ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Evaporation; Meta analysis; Tear turnover; Tears

Indexed keywords

DRY EYE; EVAPORATION; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEAR FILM;

EID: 77049109452     PISSN: 15420124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-0124(12)70186-6     Document Type: Article

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