Understanding the stimulus of an air-jet aesthesiometer: Computerised modelling and subjective interpretation

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-113

  Golebiowski, Blanka ^a,b   Lim, May ^a   Papas, Eric ^a,b,c   Stapleton, Fiona ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Conjunctival sensitivity; Corneal sensitivity; Corneal sensory function; CRCERT belmonte aesthesiometer; Non contact aesthesiometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTION ERROR; SENSATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873890996     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12025     Document Type: Article

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