Sodium hyaluronate eye drops of different osmolarity for the treatment of dry eye in Sjögren's syndrome patients

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 879-884

  Aragona, Pasquale ^a   Di Stefano, G ^a   Ferreri, F ^a   Spinella, R ^a   Stilo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; HYALURONIC ACID; IALUREX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEARS;

EID: 0036312217     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.8.879     Document Type: Article

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