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The Thickness of the Human Precorneal Tear Film: Evidence from Reflection Spectra by King-Smith, P. Ewen, Fink, Barbara A, Fogt, Nick, Nichols, Kelly K, Hill, Richard M, Wilson, Graeme S

“…Interferometric methods have considerable potential for studying the thickness of layers of the human tear film and cornea because of their ability to make…”
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Three interferometric methods for measuring the thickness of layers of the tear film by KING-SMITH, P. E, FINK, B. A, FOGT, N

“…The thickness of different layers of the tear film has been measured by three types of interference method, namely, wavelength-dependent fringes (WDFs),…”
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Poland's Syndrome in One Identical Twin by Stevens, David B, Fink, Bradley A, Prevel, Chris

“…Female twins were evaluated at the Shriners Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. One twin was normal, and the other twin had the classic findings of Poland's…”
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Effects of rigid contact lens prism ballasting on oxygen access to the cornea under static and dynamic conditions by FINK, B. A, HILL, R. M, JONES, L. A

“…The effects of rigid contact lens material [polymethyl methyacrylate (PMMA) and itabisfluorofocon A] and prism ballasting (0, 1.5, 2.25, and 3 delta) on tear…”
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Biodegradation of a Starch Containing Thermoplastic in Standardized Test Systems by SCANDOLA, M., FINELLI, L., SARTI, B., MERGAERT, J., SWINGS, J., RUFFIEUX, K., WINTERMANTEL, E., BOELENS, J., DE WILDE, B., MÜLLER, W. -R., SCHÄFER, A., FINK, A. -B., BADER, H. G.

“…Biodegradation of the commercial starch-based thermoplastic Mater Bi (MB) ZI01U was investigated in six different test systems: (1) aqueous aerobic (AQ-AE),…”
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Influence of rigid contact lens base curve radius on tear pump efficiency by FINK, B. A, HILL, R. M, CARNEY, L. G

“…The effects of rigid contact lens base curve radius changes on tear pump efficiency were determined by measuring oxygen uptake on six with-the-rule corneas…”
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Using corneal oxygen demand to optimize rigid contact lens design by FINK, B. A, HILL, R. M, CARNEY, L. G

“…To evaluate the effects of base curve radius, overall diameter, and axial edge lift on rigid contact lens tear pump efficiency, corneal oxygen uptake rates…”
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Rigid contact lens design equivalencies of overall diameter and axial edge lift : individual variations by FINK, B. A, HILL, R. M, CARNEY, L. G

“…We compared the effects on rigid contact lens tear pump efficiency of changes in lens overall and optic zone diameter and of changes in lens axial edge lift by…”
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Influence of rigid contact lens overall and optic zone diameters on tear pump efficiency by FINK, B. A, HILL, R. M, CARNEY, L. G

“…To determine the effects of contact lens overall diameter on tear pump efficiency, oxygen uptake rates were measured for the open-eye condition and following…”
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Rigid contact lens design : effects of overall diameter changes on tear pump efficiency by FINK, B. A, CARNEY, L. G, HILL, R. M

“…The effects of rigid contact lens overall diameter changes on tear pump efficiency were studied for lenses of 7 overall diameters (8.2 to 10.0 mm in 0.3-mm…”
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Rigid lens tear pump efficiency : effects of overall diameter/base curve combinations by FINK, B. A, CARNEY, L. G, HILL, R. M

“…The effect of changes in rigid contact lens overall and optic zone diameters on tear pump efficiency were studied using a polarographic technique. Six overall…”
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Influence of power changes in single cut rigid contact lenses on tear pump efficiency by FINK, B. A, CARNEY, L. G, HILL, R. M

“…Differences between corneal oxygen uptake rates measured after 5 min of static (without blinking) and 5 min of dynamic (with blinking once every 5 s) non-gas…”
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Influence of lens design on the tear pump efficiency associated with plus-power rigid contact lenses : a comparison of single cut, lenticular, and minus-carrier designs by FINK, B. A, CARNEY, L. G, HILL, R. M

“…In order to determine the tear pump efficiencies associated with three plus-power rigid contact lens designs (single cut, lenticular, and minus-carrier), we…”
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Corneal scarring in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study: baseline prevalence and repeatability of detection by Barr, J T, Schechtman, K B, Fink, B A, Pierce, G E, Pensyl, C D, Zadnik, K, Gordon, M O

“…The multicenter Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study is a prospective, observational study of 1,209 keratoconus patients. We…”
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Corneal oxygenation: blink frequency as a variable in rigid contact lens wear by Fink, B A, Hill, R M, Carney, L G

“…Using a micropolarographic system, we measured the responses of six human corneas to nine oxygen exposure conditions: to air (continuous open-eye) with no…”
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Responses to oxygen deprivation : variations among human corneas by FINK, B. A, CARNEY, L. G, HILL, R. M

“…The cornea's interface with the atmosphere makes it uniquely accessible among avascular tissue for the study of local oxygen demand and proximal reservoir…”
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Imaging mass spectrometry reveals loss of polyunsaturated cardiolipins in the cortical contusion, hippocampus, and thalamus after traumatic brain injury by Sparvero, Louis J., Amoscato, Andrew A., Fink, Arthur B., Anthonymuthu, Tamil, New, Lee Ann, Kochanek, Patrick M., Watkins, Simon, Kagan, Valerian E., Bayır, Hulya

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to changes in ion fluxes, alterations in mitochondrial function, and increased generation of reactive oxygen species,…”
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Influence of palpebral aperture height on tear pump efficiency by FINK, B. A, CARNEY, L. G, HILL, R. M

“…Oxygen uptake rates were measured on 6 human corneas fitted with a standardized rigid contact lens in order to determine the relation between vertical…”
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Factors Associated with Corneal Scarring in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study by Barr, Joseph T, Zadnik, Karla, Wilson, Brad S, Edrington, Timothy B, Everett, Donald F, Fink, Barbara A, Shovlin, Joseph P, Weissman, Barry A, Siegmund, Kimberly, Gordon, Mae O

“…PURPOSE.The multicenter Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study is a prospective, observational study of 1,209 keratoconus patients…”
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Corneal responses to lens transmissibility by Smith, B J, Fink, B A, Hill, R M

“…Lens transmissibility (Dk/L) and corneal relief from hypoxia are not linearly related. We describe graphically and by equations the relationship between…”
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