Flow evaporimeter to assess evaporative resistance of human tear-film lipid layer
Flow evaporimeter to assess evaporative resistance of human tear-film lipid layer
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流动蒸发仪评估人体泪膜脂质层的蒸发阻力
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2014
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通讯作者:
C. Radke
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作者:
Cheng;C. Cerretani;Yuzhang Li;S. Bowers;S. Shahsavarani;M. Lin;C. Radke
A novel in vivo flow evaporimeter is developed to measure human tear-evaporation rates. The flow evaporimeter relies on a well-defined flow field to the eye with known and adjustable flow rates and relative humidities, and quantitatively reproduces evaporation rates for pure water. Mass-transfer analysis of the evaporimeter data elucidates, for the first time, the resistance of the human tear-film lipid layer (TFLL) toward minimizing tear loss to the environment. A pilot study on human subjects validates the feasibility of the flow evaporimeter to obtain the tear-film evaporation rates in vivo. Resistance of the TFLL against tear evaporation is found subject specific. Our flow evaporimeter offers an accurate, safe, and convenient diagnostic tool for clinical evaluation of dry-eye-related maladies.
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影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Knop, Erich;Knop, Nadja;Sullivan, David A.
通讯作者:
Sullivan, David A.
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发表时间:
2006
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Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society
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作者:
McCulley,JamesP;Uchiyama,Eduardo;Aronowicz,JoelD;Butovich,IgorA
通讯作者:
Butovich,IgorA
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发表时间:
2003
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Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society.
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作者:
McCulley,JamesP;Shine,WardE;Aronowicz,Joel;Oral,Deniz;Vargas,Jose
通讯作者:
Vargas,Jose
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Hirata, Harumitsu;Meng, Ian D.
通讯作者:
Meng, Ian D.
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Nichols, Kelly K.;Foulks, Gary N.;Sullivan, David A.
通讯作者:
Sullivan, David A.