Clinical evaluation of an HP-guar gellable lubricant eye drop for the relief of dryness of the eye

Current Eye Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Christensen, Mike T ^a   Cohen, Steven ^b   Rinehart, John ^c   Akers, Frank ^d   Pemberton, Bart ^e   Bloomenstein, Marc ^f   Lesher, Mark ^g   Kaplan, David ^h   Meadows, David ^a   Meuse, Patricia ^a   Hearn, Charles ^a   Stein, Jerry M ^a  

^a ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

^c Practice Practice   (United States)

^d Private Practice   (United States)

^e Private Practice   (United States)

^f Private Practice   (United States)

^g Private Practice   (United States)

^h Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial tear; Carboxymethylcellulose; Dry eye; Hydroxypropyl guar; Propylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; EYE DROPS; GELLING AGENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; MACROGOL 400; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; REFRESH TEARS; SYSTANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY EYE; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCULAR PRURITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG EVALUATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; GALACTANS; GELS; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MALE; MANNANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PLANT GUMS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10744231391     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.28.1.55.23495     Document Type: Article

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