Relation between upper and lower lids' meibomian gland morphology, tear film, and dry eye

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Pult, Heiko ^a,b,d   Riede Pult, Britta H ^a,b   Nichols, Jason J ^c  

^a Dr Heiko Pult Optometry and Vision Research   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

dry eye; meibomian gland dysfunction; meibomian gland morphology; non contact meibography; tear film

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; DRY EYE; LIPID LAYER THICKNESS; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; NON-CONTACT; PEARSON CORRELATION; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; TEAR FILMS;

MORPHOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRY EYE; EYELID; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SECRETION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEARS;

EID: 84857911482     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318244e487     Document Type: Article

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