The decrease in aqueous tear production associated with pepper spray

Current Eye Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 429-433

  Rasier, Rifat ^a   Kukner, Amber Senel ^a   Sengul, Elvan Alper ^a   Yalcin, Nazli Gul ^a   Temizsoylu, Onur ^a   Bahcecioglu, Halil Onder ^a  

^a ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cornea; Dry eye; Oleoresin capsicum; Pepper spray; Schirmer

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM OLEORESIN; CATION CHANNEL; AEROSOL; AGENTS ACTING ON THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS AND NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS; CAPSAICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; DRY EYE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACRIMATION; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEPPER SPRAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CORNEA; DRUG EFFECTS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE BURN; INNERVATION; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL FLUID; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZER; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAPSAICIN; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE BURNS; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; TEARS;

EID: 84925306298     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2014.930156     Document Type: Article

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