Meibomian gland dysfunction determines the severity of the dry eye conditions in visual display terminal workers

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Wu, Huping ^a   Wang, Yuqian ^a   Dong, Nuo ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Lin, Zhirong ^a   Shang, Xumin ^a   Li, Cheng ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIRMER TEST; VISUAL DISPLAY TERMINAL WORKER; WORKER; YOUNG ADULT; INCIDENCE; LACRIMAL FLUID; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEARS; XEROPHTHALMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932154200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105575     Document Type: Article

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