In vivo confocal microscopy of meibomian glands in glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-349

  Agnifili, Luc ^a   Fasanella, Vincenzo ^a   Costagliola, Ciro ^b   Ciabattoni, Cristina ^a   Mastropasqua, Rodolfo ^c   Frezzotti, Paolo ^d   Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIMATOPROST; BRIMONIDINE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; LATANOPROST; LATANOPROST PLUS TIMOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; TAFLUPROST; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; EYELID; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEARS;

EID: 84874645617     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302597     Document Type: Article

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