SmartPlug Versus Silicone Punctal Plug Therapy for Dry Eye
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Cornea
- Vol. 27 (4), 391-394
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0b013e318160d030
Abstract
To evaluate the clinical efficacy, retention rates, and complications of SmartPlug insertion compared with silicone punctal plugs in patients with dry eye. Thirty-six eyes with subjective symptoms of dry eye in addition to a tear film breakup time (TBUT) 55% of patients with dry eye.Keywords
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