A clinical alternative to fluorophotometry for measuring tear production in the diagnosis of dry eye

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 745-750

  McCann, Louise C ^a   Tomlinson, Alan ^a   Pearce, Edward I ^a   Khanal, Santosh ^b   Kaye, Stephen B ^c   Fisher, Anthony C ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c St Paul's Eye Unit   (United States)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dry eye; fluorophotometry; tear clearance rate; tear film index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEAR FILM; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ADULT; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEARS;

EID: 77954427669     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181c58ee2     Document Type: Article

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