The effect of antihypertensive therapy on dry eye disease

Akcay E. K., Akcay M., Can G. D., Aslan N., Uysal B. S., Ceran B. B., ...Daha Fazla

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.117-123, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15569527.2014.912660
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-123
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Antihypertension medicals, dry eye, tear osmolarity, TEAR OSMOLARITY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Context: There is a generalization that "antihypertensive (antiHT) therapy causes Dry Eye Syndrome'', which has been claimed for years however most of the publications are epidemiological studies. We performed a clinical study to investigate the effects of antiHT agents on tear function.