Clinical evaluation of the additive effect of diquafosol tetrasodium on sodium hyaluronate monotherapy in patients with dry eye syndrome: A prospective, randomized, multicenter study

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1363-1368

  Kamiya, K ^a   Nakanishi, M ^b   Ishii, R ^c   Kobashi, H ^d   Igarashi, A ^a   Sato, N ^a   Shimizu, K ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yamato Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d Ebina General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diquafosol tetrasodium; Dry eye syndrome; P2Y2 receptor antagonist; Sodium hyaluronate

Indexed keywords

DIQUAFOSOL; DIQUAS; HYALURONIC ACID; ROSE BENGAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BLURRED VISION; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84867534245     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2012.166     Document Type: Article

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