Effects of a warm compress containing menthol on the tear film in healthy subjects and dry eye patients

Menthol is thought to stimulate lacrimation via activation of cold-sensitive primary afferent neurons in the cornea. We evaluated a warm compress containing menthol as a potential treatment for dry eye by examining its effects on the tear film in healthy subjects (n = 20) and dry eye patients (n = 3...

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Autores principales: Arita, Reiko, Morishige, Naoyuki, Sakamoto, Ichiro, Imai, Natsuko, Shimada, Yuko, Igaki, Michihito, Suzuki, Atsushi, Itoh, Kouzo, Tsubota, Kazuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28378793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45848

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28378793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45848

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