Clinical evaluation of dry eye in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Folia Ophthalmologica Japonica

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1048-1050

  Abe, Tohru ^a,b   Sakuragi, Shozo ^a   Ono, Tsuyoshi ^b   Komatsu, Masafumi ^b   Masamune, Osamu ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic Hepatitis C; Dry Eye; Hepatitis C Virus; Phenol Red String Method; Precorneal Tear Film Break Up Time

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA INJURY; DRY EYE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0029803340     PISSN: 00155667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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