Efficacy of sodium carboxymethylcellulose in the treatment of dry eye syndrome;Eficacia de la carboximetilcelulosa sódica para el tratamiento del síndrome del ojo seco

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Bruix, A ^a   Adan A ^a   Casaroli Marano, Ricardo P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial tears; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Sj gren's syndrome; Sodium carmellose; Tear substitutes

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745957322     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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