Nutritional supplements for dry eye syndrome

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-282

  Rand, Allison L ^a   Asbell, Penny A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cornea; dry eye disease; omega 3 essential fatty acids; omega 6 essential fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRY EYE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 79959264058     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283477d23     Document Type: Article

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