Use of cyclosporine 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion for contact lens-intolerant patients

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-111

  Hom, Milton M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens intolerance; Cyclosporine; Dry eyes; Dryness

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYCLOSPORIN; EYE DROPS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY EYE; EMULSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAINING; ADULT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CYCLOSPORINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EMULSIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33645804387     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000175651.30487.58     Document Type: Article

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