Quantitative evaluation of eyelid elasticity using the cutometer SEM575 and its clinical application in assessing the efficacy of tacrolimus ointment treatment in eyelid atopic dermatitis

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-471

  Kawakita, Tetsuya ^a   Takano, Yoji ^a   Asano Kato, Naoko ^a   Tanaka, Mari ^a   Dogru, Murat ^a   Goto, Eiki ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a   Takahashi, Shinichi ^a   Fukagawa, Kazumi ^a   Fujishima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cutometer; Eyelid atopic dermatitis; Skin elasticity; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ELASTICITY; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; OINTMENTS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 3042822165     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000116521.57227.4c     Document Type: Article

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