Combination of the schirmer i and phenol red thread tests as a rescue strategy for diagnosis of ocular dryness associated with sjögren's syndrome

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5167-5173

  de Monchy, Ivan ^a   Gendron, Gaël ^a   Miceli, Corinne ^a   Pogorzalek, Nicolas ^a   Mariette, Xavier ^a   Labetoulle, Marc ^a,b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOL RED THREAD TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIRMER TEST; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICCA ASTHENIA POLYALGIA SYNDROME; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TEARS;

EID: 80052615947     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6671     Document Type: Article

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