Effect of humidity variations in a controlled environment chamber on tear evaporation after dry eye therapy

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-174

  Madden, Louise C ^a   Tomlinson, Alan ^a   Simmons, Peter A ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; REFRESH ULTRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVAPORATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LACRIMAL FLUID; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONINVASIVE TEAR BREAKUP TIME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEADY STATE; TEAR EVAPORATION RATE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EMULSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874950650     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: 1542233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e318283dfc6     Document Type: Article

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