A New Punctal Plug Insertion Technique to Prevent Intracanalicular Plug Migration

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

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

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE THERAPY; DRY EYE; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JAPAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTAL PLUG; PUNCTAL PLUG INSERTION; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEAR FILM; TEAR FILM BREAKUP TIME; TEAR FLOW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 57549101243     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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