Surgical punctal occlusion: A prospective study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1031-1034

  Liu, Don ^a,b   Sadhan, Y ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIRMER TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036724041     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.9.1031     Document Type: Article

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