Simultaneous examination of tear film break-up and the lipid layer of the human eye: A novel sensor design (Part 1);Simultane Untersuchung des Tränenfilmaufrisses und der Lipidschicht am menschlichen Auge: Eine neuartige Sensoranordnung (Teil 1)

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Arnold, Stefan ^a   Walter, Annette ^b   Eppig, Timo ^c   Bruenner, Holger ^a   Langenbucher, Achim ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Break up measurement; Dry Eye; Lipid layer; Placido grid; Tear film sensor; Time resolved videokeratoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRY EYE; EYE; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIPID BILAYER; LUMINANCE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OPTICS; SENSOR; TEAR FILM; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 78649970628     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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