Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disorders
Contributors: Stephen Pflugfelder (Editor); Roger Bauerman (Editor); Michael E. Stern (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: June 23, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780824747022
Subjects: Ophthalmology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Medical / Ophthalmology
First sentence: Dry eye was defined by the National Eye Institute (NEI)/Industry workshop in 1993 as a "disorder of the tear film due to tear deficiency or excessive evaporation, which causes damage to the interpalpebral ocular surface and is associated with symptoms of discomfort" (1).