Retrospective Safety Study of the Herrick Lacrimal Plug: A Device Used to Occlude the Lacrimal Canaliculus

CLAO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 206-210

  Jones, Clarence E ^a,h   Anklesaria, Manek ^b   Gordon, Alan D ^c   Prouty, Robert E ^d   Rashid, Richard ^e   Singla, Raj K ^f   Schachet, John L ^g  

^a Private Consultancy   (United States)

^b Tulsa Eye Center   (United States)

^c Center for Eye Care   (United States)

^d Omni Eye Specialists   (United States)

^e ICON Laser Eye Centers Inc   (United States)

^f Physicians Eye Center   (United States)

^g Eye Care Consultants   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Canalicular occlusion; Herrick Lacrimal Plug

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRY EYE; EPIPHORA; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LACRIMAL DUCT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 0036779891     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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