American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 181-186 , February 2002

Impaired functional visual acuity of dry eye patients

  • Eiki Goto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa City, Japan (E.G., Y.Y., Y.M., K.T.); Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyom, Japan (E.G., Y.M., K.T.).
    • ,
  • Yukiko Yagi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa City, Japan (E.G., Y.Y., Y.M., K.T.); Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyom, Japan (E.G., Y.M., K.T.).
    • ,
  • Yukihiro Matsumoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa City, Japan (E.G., Y.Y., Y.M., K.T.); Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyom, Japan (E.G., Y.M., K.T.).
    • ,
  • Kazuo Tsubota, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kazuo Tsubota, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Sugano 5-11-13, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, 272-8513 Japan; fax: 81-47-322-6786
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa City, Japan (E.G., Y.Y., Y.M., K.T.); Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyom, Japan (E.G., Y.M., K.T.).

,Accepted 25 October 2001.

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☆ Supported by grants from the Medical School Faculty and Alumni Grants of Keio University Medical School, Tokyo and the Hightech Research Center at Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 181-186 , February 2002

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