Omega-3 essential fatty acids therapy for dry eye syndrome: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 1583-1589

  Liu, Aihua ^a   Ji, Jian ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dry eye syndromes; Fatty acids; Meta Analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRY EYE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX; SCHIRMER TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAR FILM; TEAR FILM BREAK UP TIME; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TEARS;

EID: 84907203942     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.891364     Document Type: Article

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