Effect of linoleic acid and γ-linolenic acid on tear production, tear clearance and on the ocular surface after photorefractive keratectomy

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 241, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 561-566

  Macrì, Angelo ^a   Giuffrida, Sebastiano ^b   Amico, Valentina ^c   Iester, Michele ^d   Traverso, Carlo Enrico ^d  

^a San Martino Hospital ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Fidia Oftal Bausch/Lomb Pharmaceut   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MEDILAR; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRY EYE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHIRMER TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALPROSTADIL; CONTRAST MEDIA; EYE; FLUORESCEIN; GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; LINOLEIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRODRUGS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TEARS;

EID: 0041560921     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-003-0685-x     Document Type: Article

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