Mucus fishing syndrome: Case report and new treatment option

Optometry

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 634-640

  Slagle, W Scott ^a   Slagle, Amber M ^c   Brough, Gary H ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Salem Veteran's Aff Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Allergen; Mucus fishing syndrome; N acetylcystine; Olopatadine

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DIBENZOXEPIN DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N MONOACETYLCYSTINE; N-MONOACETYLCYSTINE; OLOPATADINE; ROSE BENGAL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; DRY EYE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; SECRETION; SYNDROME;

CYSTINE; DIBENZOXEPINS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; ROSE BENGAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 0035487439     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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