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Effect of benzalkonium chloride-free latanoprost ophthalmic solution on ocular surface in patients with glaucoma

INTRODUCTION: Benzalkonium chloride (BAK), included as a preservative in many topical treatments for glaucoma, induces significant toxicity and alters tear breakup time (TBUT). BAK-containing latanoprost, an ester prodrug of prostaglandin F(2α), can cause ocular adverse events (AEs) associated with...

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Autores principales: Walimbe, Tejaswini, Chelerkar, Vidya, Bhagat, Purvi, Joshi, Abhijeet, Raut, Atul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274186
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S102976