Oral antioxidant therapy for marginal dry eye

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 589-597

  Blades, K J ^a   Patel, S ^b   Aidoo, K E ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b West Coast Eye Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Conjunctiva; Marginal dry eye; Tear stability; Tear volume; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISIONACE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRY EYE; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL COUNT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034961258     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601186     Document Type: Article

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