Use of autologous serum eyedrops for the treatment of ocular surface disease: First US experience in a large population as an insurance-covered benefit

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1612-1613

  Dalmon, Cyril A ^a   Chandra, Naveen S ^d   Jeng, Bennie H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLOGOUS SERUM EYE DROPS; EYE DROPS; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871254310     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.1652     Document Type: Article

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