Correlation between quantitative measurements of tear film lipid layer thickness and meibomian gland loss in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction and normal controls

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Eom, Youngsub ^a   Lee, Jong Suk ^a   Kang, Su Yeon ^a   Kim, Hyo Myung ^a   Song, Jong Suk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFEROMETER; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIRMER TEST; TEAR FILM; TEAR FILM LIPID LAYER THICKNESS;

EID: 84877771347     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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