Effectiveness of hyaluronan on corneal epithelial barrier function in dry eye

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 533-536

  Yokoi, Norihiko ^a   Komuro, Aoi ^a   Nishida, Kohji ^a   Kinoshita, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CHLORBUTOL; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CHONDRON; FLUORESCEIN; HYALEINMINI; HYALURONIC ACID; SOFTSANTEAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; DRY EYE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030843149     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.7.533     Document Type: Article

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