Comparison of novel lipid-based eye drops with aqueous eye drops for dry eye: A multicenter, randomized controlled trial

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 657-664

  Simmons, Peter A ^a   Carlisle Wilcox, Cindy ^a   Vehige, Joseph G ^a  

^a ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial tears; Dry eye; Emulsion; Ocular Surface Disease Index; Tear break up time; Tear film lipid layer

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CYCLOSPORIN A; EYE DROPS;

ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRY EYE; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYELID PRURITUS; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MADAROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX; PRESERVATIVE FREE AQUEOUS TEAR FORMULATION; PRESERVATIVE FREE LIPID TEAR FORMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIRMER TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING;

EID: 84929583893     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S74849     Document Type: Article

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