A novel technique of contrast-enhanced optical coherence tomography imaging in evaluation of clearance of lipids in human tears [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: The aim of this work was to gather preliminary data in different conditions of healthy eyes, aqueous tear deficient dry eyes, obstructive meibomian gland disease (MGD) and non-obvious obstructive MGD (NOMGD) individuals, using a new, contrast ...
Coronella Franco +3 more
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Testing of the Safety and the Effectiveness of Using Samjeong Pharmacopuncture Solution as Eye drops
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2012 Objective: This experimental study was designed to investigate the safety and the effectiveness of Samjeong pharmacopuncture solution (SPS) manufactured by using a the lowtemperature extract on process.
Seo Hyung-Sik , Lee Dong-Jin
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Solar PV Lighting and Studying after Sunset: Analysis of Micro-benefits in Off-grid Rural Ghana [PDF]
, 2013 Solar PV light provides school children living in off-grid rural communities the opportunity to have clean and bright lighting to study after sunset. On the contrary, lighting provided from poor sources can pollute and adversely affect human eyes during ...
George Y. , Obeng
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Comparative study between smokers and nonsmokers regarding dry eye
Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between smoking and dry eye in the adult population. Patients and methods A total of 500 male patients, 250 smokers and 250 nonsmokers, were recruited for this study in the period ...
Hosam Eldine Mohamed Khalil +2 more
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Soft, comfortable polymer dry electrodes for high quality ECG and EEG recording [PDF]
, 2014 Conventional gel electrodes are widely used for biopotential measurements, despite important drawbacks such as skin irritation, long set-up time and uncomfortable removal.
Boon, Paul +9 more
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2012 In an attempt to build the evaluation strategies to assess the human eye irritation, a reassessment of some in vitro tests is necessary, particularly concerning the non-irritants, mild and moderate irritants.
Andréa Martins da Nóbrega +4 more
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A Comprehensive Review on Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosis, Medical Management, Recent Developments, and Future Challenges [PDF]
, 2015 Dry eye syndrome (DES) or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a common disorder of the tear film caused by decreased tear production or increased evaporation and manifests with a wide variety of signs and symptoms.
Askarkar, S +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022 has been increasing every year and is expected to reach $675 billion by 2020 at an estimated growth rate of 6.4% per year. Exposure to skin irritants is the major cause of non-immunological inflammation of the skin.
Gabriela de Oliveira Prado Corrêa +5 more
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Sorafenib Repurposing for Ophthalmic Delivery by Lipid Nanoparticles: A Preliminary Study
Pharmaceutics, 2021 Uveal melanoma is the second most common melanoma and the most common intraocular malignant tumour of the eye. Among various treatments currently studied, Sorafenib was also proposed as a promising drug, often administered with other compounds in order ...
Angela Bonaccorso +8 more
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Use of the flowers of Cantua buxifolia Juss in the preparation of eye drops for eye irritation
Universidad, Ciencia y Tecnología, 2022 The objective of this work was to compare the different concentrations of eye drops of Cantua buxifolia gus, ex Lam with different substances that allow ophthalmological use without causing acute eye irritation.
Enrique Christian Montanchez Mercado +3 more
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