Non-contact meibography: Keep it simple but effective

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-80

  Pult, H ^a,b   Riede Pult, B H ^a  

^a Optometry and Vision Research   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Lipid layer; Meibography; Meibomian Gland Dysfunction; Tearfilm stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MEIBOGRAPHY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND LOSS; NON CONTACT INFRARED MEIBOGRAPH; NON INVASIVE BREAK UP TIME; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX; PILOT STUDY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEBACEOUS GLAND DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEARS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84857796386     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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