In vitro and in vivo killing of ocular Demodex by tea tree oil

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1468-1473

  Gao, Y Y ^a,b   Di Pascuale, M A ^a   Li, W ^a   Baradaran Rafii, A ^a   Elizondo, A ^a   Kuo, C L ^a   Raju, V K ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^a  

^a OCULAR SURFACE CENTER   (United States)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PILOCARPINE; POVIDONE IODINE; SHAMPOO; TEA TREE OIL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEPHARITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMODEX; EYELID; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; EYELASHES; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; PHYTOTHERAPY; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 27344438590     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.072363     Document Type: Article

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