Paradoxical increase of visual impairment with punctal occlusion in a patient with mild dry eye

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 689-691

  Koh, Shizuka ^a   Maeda, Naoyuki ^a   Ninomiya, Sayuri ^a   Watanabe, Hitoshi ^a   Fujikado, Takashi ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a   Hirohara, Yoko ^a   Mihashi, Toshifumi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEVICE; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTAL PLUG; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TEAR FILM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; BLINKING; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33646475397     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.021     Document Type: Article

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