Tear film

Encyclopedia of the Eye

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 254-262

  Craig, J P ^a   Tomlinson, A ^b   McCann, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lacrimal; Tear film; Tear film composition; Tear film dynamics; Tear film function; Tear film structure; Tear fluid; Tears

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044902607     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00229-3     Document Type: Chapter

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