Efficacy in patients with dry eye after treatment with a new lubricant eye drop formulation

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-353

  Davitt, William F ^a   Bloomenstein, Marc ^b   Christensen, Mike ^c   Martin, Anna E ^c  

^a Corona Research Consultants ^*  (United States)

^b Schwartz Laser Eye Center   (United States)

^c ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; LUBRICATING AGENT; MACROGOL 400; OPTIVE; SENSITIVE EYES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY EYE; EYE IRRITATION; EYELID MARGIN CRUSTING; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCULAR HYPEREMIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT DURATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONJUNCTIVA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EXCIPIENTS; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROPHTHALMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955582604     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2010.0025     Document Type: Article

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