A new portable digital meniscometer

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bandlitz, Stefan ^a,b   Purslow, Christine ^c   Murphy, Paul J ^d   Pult, Heiko ^a,e   Bron, Anthony J ^f  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Optometry (HFAK)   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e Optometry and Vision Research   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dry eye diagnosis; Portable digital meniscometer; reflective meniscometry; tear film; tear meniscus radius

Indexed keywords

DRY EYE DIAGNOSIS; PORTABLE DIGITAL MENISCOMETER; REFLECTIVE MENISCOMETRY; TEAR FILMS; TEAR MENISCUS RADIUS;

OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETERS;

INSTRUMENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRY EYE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISION TEST; YOUNG ADULT; DEVICES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEARS; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891849395     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000062     Document Type: Article

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