Efficacy and tolerability outcomes after punctal occlusion with silicone plugs in dry eye syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-36

  Balaram, Mini ^a,b   Schaumberg, Debra A ^a,b   Dana, M Reza ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY EYE; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HAZARD; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMAL FLUID; LUBRICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SAFETY; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035168126     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00620-6     Document Type: Article

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