Short-term comparative study of the effects of preserved and unpreserved topical levofloxacin on the human ocular surface

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-253

  Bai, Tao ^a   Huang, Jianfeng ^b   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Age related cataracts; Benzododecinium bromide; Levofloxacin; Ocular surface; Preservative

Indexed keywords

BENZODODECINIUM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MUCIN 5AC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; SCHIRMER TEST; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEAR FILM;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCIN 5AC; OFLOXACIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECRETORY RATE; TEARS;

EID: 78049363765     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569527.2010.492488     Document Type: Article

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