Tear film evaporation-Effect of age and gender

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 171-175

  Guillon, Michel ^a   Maïssa, Cécile ^a  

^a OTG Research and Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Dry eye; Gender; Tear film evaporation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEAR FILM; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; LACRIMAL FLUID; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; VOLATILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; TEARS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954145077     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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