Comparison of tear lipid profile among basal, reflex, and flush tear samples

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1391-1395

  Rohit, Athira ^a,b   Stapleton, Fiona ^a,b   Brown, Simon H J ^c   Mitchell, Todd W ^c   Willcox, Mark D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal tears; Flush tears; Reflex tears; Tear collection; Tear lipids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

BASAL TEARS; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; COLLECTION METHODS; CONTACT LENS WEAR; FLUSH TEARS; MICROCAPILLARY TUBES; NANO-ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATIONS; REFLEX TEARS;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

LIPID;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TEARS;

EID: 84924758687     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000411     Document Type: Article

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