Hyperosmolarity of the tear film in dry eye syndrome

Developments in Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2010, Pages 129-138

  Messmer, Elisabeth M ^a   Bulgen, Meral ^a   Kampik, Anselm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLARITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956193976     PISSN: 02503751     EISSN: 16622790     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000315026     Document Type: Article

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