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Treatment of dry eye by autologous serum application in Sjogren's syndrome
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 1999 · Vol. 83(4) · pp. 390–395
Kazuo Tsubota✉(Tokyo Dental College)E. Goto(Tokyo Dental College)Hiromi Fujita(Tokyo Dental College)Masafumi Ono(Tokyo Dental College)Haruhisa Inoue(Tokyo Dental College)Ichiro Saito(Tokyo Dental College)Shigeto Shimmura(Tokyo Dental College)
Abstract
Autologous serum application is a safe and efficient way to provide essential components to the ocular surface in the treatment of dry eye associated with Sjögren's syndrome.
Ocular Surface and Contact LensCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsSalivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsMedicineRose bengalSalineDownregulation and upregulationMucinPathologyAndrologyImmunologyInternal medicineEndocrinology
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BloodEpidermal Growth FactorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOphthalmic SolutionsSjogren's SyndromeTearsVitamin ADry Eye SyndromesTransforming Growth Factor betaMucin-1
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Surgical Reconstruction of the Ocular Surface in Advanced Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
American Journal of Ophthalmology · 1996 · 490 citations
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