Diclofenac sodium, 0.1% (Voltaren Ophtha), versus sodium chloride, 5%, in the treatment of filamentary keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-147

  Avisar, Rahamim ^a   Robinson, Anat ^a   Appel, Itiel ^a   Yassur, Yuval ^a   Weinberger, Dov ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diclofenac sodium; Filamentary keratitis; Secondary Sjogren's disease

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SLIT LAMP;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CORNEA; DICLOFENAC; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; SAFETY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034048651     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200003000-00005     Document Type: Article

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