Short-term effect of topical antiglaucoma medication on tear-film stability, tear secretion, and corneal sensitivity in healthy subjects

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 517-525

  Terai, Naim ^a   Müller Holz, Matthias ^a   Spoerl, Eberhard ^a   Pillunat, Lutz E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiglaucoma medication; Corneal sensitivity; Tear secretion; Tear film

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; APRACLONIDINE; BRIMONIDINE; DORZOLAMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; LATANOPROST; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79956355134     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S18849     Document Type: Article

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