Investigation of the role of ocular surface conditions in blinking
This thesis considers the question: What roles do the tear film and corneal nerves play in the normal blink mechanism. The hypothesis proposed is that tear film thinning, which occurs prior to full break-up, allows increased evaporation of the tear film. The evaporation produces a localised reductio...
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Cardiff University
2005
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583675 |