Ocular surface disease and glaucoma: How to evaluate impact on quality of life

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 390-394

  Rossi, Gemma Caterina Maria ^a   Pasinetti, Gian Maria ^b   Scudeller, Luigia ^a   Bianchi, Paolo Emilio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b Istituto Beato Palazzolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; FLUORESCEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ARTICLE; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KERATITIS; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; PUNCTATAE KERATITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEAR FILM; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, OPHTHALMIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEARS;

EID: 84880526912     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0159     Document Type: Article

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