Effectiveness of eye drops protective against ultraviolet radiation

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 286-290

  Daxer, Albert ^a,c   Blumthaler, Mario ^b   Schreder, Josef ^b   Ettl, Armin ^a  

^a Krankenhauses der Landeshauptstadt ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Krankenhaus der Landeshauptstadt   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cataract; Eye drops; Keratitis; Radiation damage; Ultraviolet protection; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXY 1 METHYLCHINOLINIUM METHYLSULPHATE; CHIBRO UVELIN; EYE DROPS; HALOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE PROTECTION; KERATITIS; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; TEAR FILM; THICKNESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING;

EYE; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; MESYLATES; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031869906     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055486     Document Type: Article

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