Comparative randomised controlled clinical trial of a herbal eye drop with artificial tear and placebo in computer vision syndrome

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Biswas, N R ^a   Nainiwal, S K ^a   Das, G K ^a,b   Langan, U ^a,c   Dadeya, S C ^a,d   Mongre, P K ^a,e   Ravi, A K ^a   Baidya, K P ^a,c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

^c LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^e Dr Mongre's Eye Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial tear; Computer vision syndrome; Herbal drug; Itone; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BOERNAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CAMPHORA OFFICINARUM EXTRACT; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; ELETTARIA CARDOMOMUM EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EYE DROPS; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ITONE; MENTHA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; MORINGA PTERYGOSPERMA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ROSA DAMASCENA EXTRACT; SANTALUM ALBUM EXTRACT; SANTALUM RUBRUM EXTRACT; TERMINALIA BELERICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BOERNAAVIA DIFFUSA; CAMPHORA OFFICINARUM; CARUM COPTICUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECLIPTA ALBA; ELETTARIA CARDOMOMUM; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; HEADACHE; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTHA SYLVESTRIS; MORINGA PTERYGOSPERMA; OCIMUM SANCTUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROSA DAMASCENA; SANTALUM ALBUM; SANTALUM RUBRUM; TERMINALIA BELERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; VISUAL DISORDER; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 0041315567     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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