Itchy-Dry Eye Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Bonini, Stefano ^a,b   Mantelli, Flavio ^a   Moretti, Costanzo ^c   Lambiase, Alessandro ^a,b   Bonini, Sergio ^d   Micera, Alessandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 5AC; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHIRMER TEST; TEAR FILM;

EID: 34247149919     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.030     Document Type: Article

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