Tolerability and acceptability of Blephagel: A novel eyelid hygiene aqueous gel

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-77

  Doan, Serge ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blepharitis; Eyelid hygiene; Tolerability

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; BLEPHAGEL; COSMETIC; POLOXAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY SKIN; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYGIENE PRODUCT; MALE; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84856998145     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S26105     Document Type: Article

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