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The Role of Lipocalin in Determining the Physical Properties of Tears

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Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 3

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 506))

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A low tear surface tension helps spread the tear film and adds to its stability, while non-Newtonian rheology helps flow and avoidance of shearing damage during rapid relative movements of lid and globe. A recent theoretical treatment of respreading the tear film involves both properties.1

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  1. Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    John M. Tiffany & Beatrix Nagyová

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  1. Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    David A. Sullivan , Darlene A. Dartt  & Rose M. Sullivan ,  & 

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    David A. Sullivan  & Darlene A. Dartt  & 

  3. Allergan, Inc., Irvine, California, USA

    Michael E. Stern

  4. Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan

    Kazuo Tsubota

  5. Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan

    Kazuo Tsubota

  6. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    B. Britt Bromberg

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Tiffany, J.M., Nagyová, B. (2002). The Role of Lipocalin in Determining the Physical Properties of Tears. In: Sullivan, D.A., Stern, M.E., Tsubota, K., Dartt, D.A., Sullivan, R.M., Bromberg, B.B. (eds) Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 3. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 506. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_81

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