Safety and efficacy of topical azithromycin ophthalmic solution 1.0% in the treatment of contact lens-related dry eye

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-79

  Nichols, Jason J ^a   Bickle, Katherine M ^b   Zink, Richard C ^c   Schiewe, Michael D ^c   Haque, Reza M ^c   Nichols, Kelly K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Inspire Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Clinical trial; Contact lens; Dry eye; Pharmaceutical

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; TETRYZOLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS RELATED DRY EYE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY EYE; DYSMENORRHEA; EYE INFECTION; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; NOSE CONGESTION; OPEN STUDY; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTATE KERATITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SINUS CONGESTION; THORAX DISEASE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; TEARS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857920236     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: 1542233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31823ff229     Document Type: Article

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