Ocular drying associated with oral antihistamines (loratadine) in the normal population-an evaluation of exaggerated dose effect

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 506 B, Issue , 2002, Pages 1051-1055

  Welch, D ^a   Ousler III, G W ^a   Nally, L A ^a   Abelson, M B ^a,b,c   Wilcox, K A ^a  

^a Ophthalmic Research Associates   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; LORATADINE; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRY EYE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KERATITIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SLIT LAMP; TEAR FILM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036921852     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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