Knowledge and use of tear film evaluation tests by Spanish practitioners

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1106-1111

  Cardona, Genís ^a   Serés, Carme ^a   Quevedo, Lluïsa ^a   Augé, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

break up time; dry eye; dry eye questionnaire; Schirmer test; tear film

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICES; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRY EYE; DRY EYE DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION TEST; NON-INVASIVE; ONLINE SURVEYS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SCHIRMER TEST; TEAR FILMS;

EDUCATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SURVEYS;

TESTING;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EYE DROPS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY EYE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPAIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEARS;

EID: 80052448276     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182231b1a     Document Type: Article

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