Efficacy of punctum plug treatment in short break-up time dry eye

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2008, Pages E758-E763

  Kaido, Minako ^a   Ishida, Reiko ^a   Dogru, Murat ^a   Tamaoki, Tomoko ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Functional visual acuity; Punctum plug; Short BUT; Visual maintenance ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY EYE; EYELID; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHORA; EYE; LACRIMAL DUCT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTUM PLUG TREATMENT; SCHIRMER TEST; SHORT BREAK UP TIME DRY EYE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; VISION; VISION TEST; VITAL STAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

DRY EYE; FUNCTIONAL VISUAL ACUITY; PUNCTUM PLUG; SHORT BUT; VISUAL MAINTENANCE RATIO;

DYES; MAINTENANCE; MEDICINE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PUMPING PLANTS; VISION;

CURING;

FLUORESCEIN;

EID: 52049091329     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181819f0a     Document Type: Article

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