Transdermal androgen patches in evaporative dry eye syndrome with androgen deficiency: A pilot study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 567-569

  Nanavaty, Mayank A ^a   Long, Matthew ^a   Malhotra, Raman ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRY EYE; EVAPORATIVE DRY EYE SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX SYMPTOMS QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIRMER TEST; SLEEP DISORDER; SLIT LAMP; TEAR FILM BREAKUP TIME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; LACRIMAL FLUID; METABOLISM; PILOT STUDY;

ANDROGENS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TEARS; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

EID: 84896543275     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304637     Document Type: Letter

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