B A Fink

Summary

Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of rigid contact lens prism ballasting on oxygen access to the cornea under static and dynamic conditions
    B A Fink
    College of Optometry, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 75:763-71. 1998
  2. ncbi Corneal oxygen uptake: A review of polarographic techniques, applications, and variables
    Barbara Fink
    The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, 338 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1240, USA
    Cont Lens Anterior Eye 29:221-9. 2006
  3. ncbi Rigid gas-permeable contact lens base curve radius and transmissibility effects on corneal oxygen uptake
    Barbara A Fink
    The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1240, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 83:740-4. 2006
  4. ncbi Fluorescein pattern interpretation in keratoconus
    Barbara Fink
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, 320 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1240, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 85:E939-46. 2008
  5. ncbi A comparison of two methods of evaluating cornea-to-contact lens base curve fluorescein patterns in keratoconus
    B A Fink
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus 43210-1240, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 78:589-98. 2001
  6. ncbi The thickness of the human precorneal tear film: evidence from reflection spectra
    P E King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41:3348-59. 2000
  7. ncbi Contributions of evaporation and other mechanisms to tear film thinning and break-up
    P Ewen King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, 338 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 85:623-30. 2008
  8. ncbi Oxygen demands with hybrid contact lenses
    Ben Pilskalns
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 84:334-42. 2007
  9. ncbi Corneal oxygen uptake associated with piggyback contact lens systems
    Lindsay N Florkey
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, 320 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1280, USA
    Cornea 26:324-35. 2007
  10. ncbi Baseline factors predictive of incident penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus
    Mae O Gordon
    Division of Biostatistics and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 142:923-30. 2006

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Publications19

  1. ncbi Effects of rigid contact lens prism ballasting on oxygen access to the cornea under static and dynamic conditions
    B A Fink
    College of Optometry, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 75:763-71. 1998
    ..In addition, significantly greater differences between static and dynamic condition data were found for the PMMA material than for itabisfluorofocon A...
  2. ncbi Corneal oxygen uptake: A review of polarographic techniques, applications, and variables
    Barbara Fink
    The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, 338 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1240, USA
    Cont Lens Anterior Eye 29:221-9. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi Rigid gas-permeable contact lens base curve radius and transmissibility effects on corneal oxygen uptake
    Barbara A Fink
    The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1240, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 83:740-4. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of rigid gas-permeable contact lens thickness, base curve radius, and material permeability on corneal hypoxic stress...
  4. ncbi Fluorescein pattern interpretation in keratoconus
    Barbara Fink
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, 320 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1240, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 85:E939-46. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of disease severity on how accurately contact lens fluorescein patterns can be interpreted in keratoconus by clinician assessment...
  5. ncbi A comparison of two methods of evaluating cornea-to-contact lens base curve fluorescein patterns in keratoconus
    B A Fink
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus 43210-1240, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 78:589-98. 2001
    ..Many factors influence fluorescein pattern interpretation, and improvement of the objective method of fluorescein pattern assessment by photograph readers will require improved methodology that takes these factors into consideration...
  6. ncbi The thickness of the human precorneal tear film: evidence from reflection spectra
    P E King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41:3348-59. 2000
    ....
  7. ncbi Contributions of evaporation and other mechanisms to tear film thinning and break-up
    P Ewen King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, 338 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 85:623-30. 2008
    ..Thus evaporation may be fast enough to explain many cases of tear film break-up, and to give rise to considerable increases in the local osmolarity of the tear film between blinks...
  8. ncbi Oxygen demands with hybrid contact lenses
    Ben Pilskalns
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 84:334-42. 2007
    ..0 and 4.5 mm temporal to the central cornea, and 1 mm temporal to the limbus...
  9. ncbi Corneal oxygen uptake associated with piggyback contact lens systems
    Lindsay N Florkey
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, 320 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1280, USA
    Cornea 26:324-35. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of static (without blinking) and dynamic (with blinking once every 5 seconds) wear of piggyback contact lens systems on corneal oxygen uptake...
  10. ncbi Baseline factors predictive of incident penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus
    Mae O Gordon
    Division of Biostatistics and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 142:923-30. 2006
    ..Knowledge of these factors is beneficial to clinicians in patient education and may be useful in disease management...
  11. ncbi Factors influencing the measurement of oxygen shortfall of the human cornea: sequencing of test conditions
    Jane M Chi
    The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, 338 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, 43210 1240 OH, USA
    Cont Lens Anterior Eye 30:17-21. 2007
    ..The effects of sequencing of test conditions, in this case contact lens thicknesses, on the measurement of the oxygen shortfall of human corneas were studied...
  12. ncbi Enhancing RGP contact lens performance: comparing back surface options
    Barbara A Fink
    The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, Columbus 43218 2342, USA
    Optometry 73:605-13. 2002
    ..With aspheric lens back surface designs, post-lens circulation may be enhanced as well by maximizing the provision of nutrients and the clearance of metabolic by-products, toxins, and debris, while minimizing the risk of lens binding...
  13. ncbi Interferometric imaging of the full thickness of the precorneal tear film
    P Ewen King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, 338 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, 43210, USA
    J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 23:2097-104. 2006
    ..This method has the potential for evaluating the role of both tear film flow and evaporation in tear film thinning and breakup. It therefore may be applied to the analysis of dry eye disease...
  14. ncbi Between-eye asymmetry in keratoconus
    Karla Zadnik
    Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus 43210 1240, USA
    Cornea 21:671-9. 2002
    ....
  15. ncbi The effects of high-Dk rigid contact lens center thickness, material permeability, and blinking on the oxygen uptake of the human cornea
    Hope Patterson Gardner
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Optom Vis Sci 82:459-66. 2005
    ....
  16. ncbi The thickness of the tear film
    P Ewen King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43218 2342, USA
    Curr Eye Res 29:357-68. 2004
    ..Theoretical predictions of tear film thickness are discussed. Mechanisms involved in the upward drift of the tear film after a blink, and in the formation of dry spots, are considered...
  17. ncbi Tear exchange and oxygen reservoir effects in silicone hydrogel systems
    Lindsay Florkey
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43218-2342, USA
    Eye Contact Lens 29:S90-2; discussion S115-8, S192-4. 2003
    ..Their respective contributions to the reduction of corneal oxygen demand over the period studied were found to be in the ratio of 3.4:1...
  18. ncbi Evaporation from the human tear film studied by interferometry
    P Ewen King-Smith
    College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
    Adv Exp Med Biol 506:425-9. 2002
  19. ncbi Differences in keratoconus as a function of gender
    Barbara A Fink
    The Ohio State University College of Optometry, 338 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus OH 43210-1240, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 140:459-68. 2005
    ..NEI-VFQ results revealed differences in self-reported difficulty with distance activities and driving. CONCLUSIONS: Gender differences exist in patient history, vision, and ocular symptoms in keratoconus patients...