American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 6 , Pages 1051-1056 , June 2006

Prospective Controlled Study of Vapor Pressure Tear Osmolality and Tear Meniscus Height in Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

  • Ulrike Stahl, Dipl-AO

      Affiliations

    • Vision CRC, and the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Ian C. Francis, FASOPRS

      Affiliations

    • Vision CRC, and the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • The Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Ian C. Francis, FASOPRS, Chatswood Grove Eye Clinic, Suite 12, 12–14 Malvern Ave, Chatswood, NSW 2067, Australia;
    • ,
  • Fiona Stapleton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vision CRC, and the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

,Accepted 22 December 2005.

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 Supported in part by the Australian Government through the Cooperative Research Centres Scheme and an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship through the University of New South Wales (U.S.).

PII: S0002-9394(06)00272-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.12.051

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 6 , Pages 1051-1056 , June 2006

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