Dynamics of the tear film

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2011, Pages 267-297

  Braun, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Evaporation; Eye; Lipid; Mucin; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CORNEA; EYE; MUCIN; TEAR FILMS;

DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION; LIPIDS; THIN FILMS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EVAPORATION; EYE; LIPID; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84555202515     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-120710-101042     Document Type: Article

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