Dysfunctional tear syndrome: A Delphi approach to treatment recommendations

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 900-907

  Behrens, Ashley ^a,c   Doyle, John J ^b   Stern, Lee ^b   Chuck, Roy S ^a   McDonnell, Peter J ^a   Azar, Dimitri T ^d   Dua, Harminder S ^d   Hom, Milton ^d   Karpecki, Paul M ^d   Laibson, Peter R ^d   Lemp, Michael A ^d   Meisler, David M ^d   Castillo, Juan Murube Del ^d   O'Brien, Terrence P ^d   Pflugfelder, Stephen C ^d   Rolando, Maurizio ^d   Schein, Oliver D ^d   Seitz, Berthold ^d   Tseng, Scheffer C ^d   Setten, Gysbert Van ^d   Wilson, Steven E ^d   Yiu, Samuel C ^d   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Analytica Group   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Algorithm; Concensus; Cyclosporine A; Delphi panel; Dry eye; Dry eye therapy; Dysfunctional tear syndrome; Eye lubricants; Punctal plugs; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; STEROID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONSENSUS; CORNEA; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; DYSFUNCTIONAL TEAR SYNDROME; EYE DISCOMFORT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ALGORITHMS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TEARS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33750366586     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000214802.40313.fa     Document Type: Article

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