A Comparison of Vitamin A and Cyclosporine A 0.05% Eye Drops for Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Kim, Eun Chul ^a   Choi, Jun Sub ^a   Joo, Choun Ki ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; FLUORESCEIN; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TEAR FILM;

EID: 58249115100     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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