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    • Aspects of Dynamic Anterior Surface Aberrations 

      Jayakumar, Varadharajan (University of Waterloo, 2014-01-07)
      Introduction: The measurement of tear film stability/regularity is very critical in the diagnosis of dry eye. The tear breakup time, which is used as a diagnostic tool in diagnosing dry eye, is very subjective in nature ...
    • A New Portable Digital Meniscometer 

      Bandlitz, Stefan; Purslow, Christine; Murphy, Paul J.; Pult, Heiko; Bron, Anthony J. (Wolters Kluwer, 2014-01)
      Purpose: The aims of this study were (i) to develop a new portable slit-lamp mounted digital meniscometer (PDM) and (ii) to test its accuracy and repeatability compared to the existing Yokoi et al. videomeniscometer ...
    • Relationship between Corneal Sensation, Blinking, and Tear Film Quality 

      Nosch, Daniela Sonja; Pult, Heiko; Albon, Julie; Purslow, Christine; Murphy, Paul J. (Wolters Kluwer, 2016-05-01)
      Purpose: To examine the possible role of corneal sensitivity and tear film quality in triggering a blink by investigating the relationship between blink rate, central corneal sensitivity threshold (CST), ocular surface ...
    • Tear exchange and contact lenses: A review 

      Muntz, Alex; Subbaraman, Lakshman N.; Sorbara, Luigina; Jones, Lyndon W. (Elsevier, 2015-01)
      Tear exchange beneath a contact lens facilitates ongoing fluid replenishment between the ocular surface and the lens. This exchange is considerably lower during the wear of soft lenses compared with rigid lenses. As a ...
    • The tear ferning test: a simple clinical technique to evaluate the ocular tear film 

      Masmali, Ali M.; Purslow, Christine; Murphy, Paul J. (Wiley, 2014-08-20)
      A healthy tear film is very important for many major functions of the ocular surface. Dry eye disease is a significant clinical problem that needs to be solved but the poor correlation between clinical signs and reported ...

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