Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 176-182 , August 2010

Tear film dynamics and lipid layer characteristics—Effect of age and gender

  • Cécile Maïssa

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: OTG Research & Consultancy, Optometric Technology Group, 66 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AU, UK. Tel.: +44 20 7222 4224; fax: +44 20 7222 4246.
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  • Michel Guillon

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.02.003

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 176-182 , August 2010

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