Conjunctivochalasis: Literature review and possible pathophysiology

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-232

  Meller, Daniel ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^a,b  

^a The Ocular Surface and Tear Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Conjunctival chalasis; Conjunctivochalasis; Dry eye; Tear dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CORTICOSTEROID; LUBRICATING AGENT;

AMNION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DRY EYE; EXCISION; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; TEARS;

EID: 0031737191     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(98)00037-X     Document Type: Review

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