Etiology of tearing: A retrospective analysis of referrals to a tertiary care oculoplastics practice

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-157

  Mainville, Norman ^a   Jordan, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DRY EYE; ECTROPION; ENTROPION; EPIPHORA; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION DISORDER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SCHIRMER TEST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DACRYOCYSTITIS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEARS;

EID: 79957804947     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: 15372677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181ef728d     Document Type: Article

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