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STRUCTURE OF THE TEAR FILM DURING THE BLINKING PROCESS
Author(s) -
Forst Günter
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1987.tb00995.x
Subject(s) - optometry , process (computing) , ophthalmology , computer science , medicine , programming language
—The structure of the tear film was photographed immediately prior and subsequent to lid closure with a magnification factor of 140 ×. Deformations of the tear film were observed in the form of “creasing”, “wave motion” and also “fairly rough graininess” which point to a remarkably stable consistency of the lipid layer.