Lacrimal canalicular obstruction associated with topical ocular medication

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-223

  McNab, Alan A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Lacrimal canaliculus; Lacrimal obstruction; Lacrimal punctum; Lester Jones bypass tubes; Ocular medication; Topical medication

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETAXOLOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPIVEFRINE; ECOTHIOPATE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; INDOMETACIN; NAPHAZOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PILOCARPINE; PREDNEFRIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TIMOLOL MALEATE; TOBRAMYCIN; TROPICAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENTROPION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; SYMBLEPHARON; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031854545     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01315.x     Document Type: Article

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