Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 78-83 , April 2009

Accuracy and sensitivity of the dynamic ocular thermography and inter-subjects ocular surface temperature (OST) in Chinese young adults

  • Lili Tan

      Affiliations

    • Singapore Polytechnic Optometry Centre, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, 500 Dover Road, 139651 Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Zhi-Qiang Cai

      Affiliations

    • School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
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  • Nai-Shin Lai

      Affiliations

    • Mathematics and Science Department, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2008.09.003

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 78-83 , April 2009

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