Thermal fluctuation based study of aqueous deficient dry eyes by non-invasive thermal imaging

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-102

  Azharuddin, Mohammad ^a   Bera, Sumanta Kr ^b   Datta, Himadri ^b   Dasgupta, Anjan Kr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous deficient dry eye; Left eye; Ocular surface temperature; Right eye; Thermal fluctuation; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AQUEOUS DEFICIENT DRY EYE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INFRARED THERMAL CAMERA; OPHTHALMIC CAMERA; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; SCHIRMER TEST; TEAR BREAK UP TIME; TEAR MENISCUS HEIGHT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

AQUEOUS DEFICIENT DRY EYE; LEFT EYE; OCULAR SURFACE TEMPERATURE; RIGHT EYE; THERMAL FLUCTUATION; THERMAL IMAGING;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; TEARS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84893423452     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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