Comparison of the tear film clinical parameters at two different times of the day

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 557-562

  Lira, Madalena ^a   Oliveira, M Elisabete Cd Real ^a   Franco, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Fluorescein; Quantification of tears; Stability; Tear film

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; SURFACE TENSION;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SURFACE TENSION; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054937504     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2011.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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