Discomfort symptoms reduction and ocular surface parameters recovery with Artelac Rebalance treatment in mild-moderate dry eye

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 488-495

  Versura, Piera ^a   Profazio, Vincenzo ^a   Giannaccare, Giuseppe ^a   Fresina, Michela ^a   Campos, Emilio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Eye discomfort; Ocular inflammation; Tear osmolarity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ARTELAC REBALANCE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY EYE; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; OSMOLARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIRMER TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAR FILM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEARS;

EID: 84878440104     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000267     Document Type: Article

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