Evaluation of lipid layer thickness measurement of the tear film as a diagnostic tool for Meibomian gland dysfunction

Cornea

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1549-1553

  Finis, David ^a   Pischel, Nadja ^a   Schrader, Stefan ^a   Geerling, Gerd ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

dry eye; interferometry; lipid layer thickness; Lipiview; meibomian gland dysfunction; MGD

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRY EYE; EYE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEAR FILM; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888129775     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182a7f3e1     Document Type: Article

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