Influence of topical anesthesia on tests diagnostic of blepharitis-associated dry eye syndrome

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-42

  Herreras, José M ^a   Pérez, Soledad ^a   Pérez, Helena ^a   Calonge, Margarita ^a   Pastor, J Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blepharitis; Lactoferrin; Lysozyme; Schirmer's test; Tear osmolarity

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OSMOLARITY; TEAR FILM; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0030968745     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273949709085048     Document Type: Article

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