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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2017

Effect of mistletoe combined with carboxymethyl cellulose on dry eye in postmenopausal women.

Nan Jiang, Lin-Hong Ye, Lei Ye, Jing Yu, Qi-Chen Yang, Qing Yuan, Pei-Wen Zhu, Yi Shao

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Nan JiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Lin-Hong YeDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Lei YeDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Jing YuDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Qi-Chen YangEye Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian Province, China.
Qing YuanDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Pei-Wen ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Yi ShaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the protective effect of mistletoe combined with carboxymethyl cellulose eye drops on dry eye in postmenopausal women.

methodsSixty postmenopause female patients diagnosed of dry eye were assigned randomly to mistletoe combined with carboxymethyl cellulose eye drops treatment group (

resultsThere were no obvious differences between two groups before the treatment (

conclusionMistletoe combined with carboxymethyl cellulose eye drops can alleviate the symptoms and signs of dry eye symptoms.

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carboxymethyl cellulose eye dropsdry eyemistletoepostmenopausal womentreatment

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PMID29181309
PMCPMC5686364

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