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Clinical safety and efficacy of vitamin D3 analog ointment for treatment of obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction

BACKGROUND: Hyperkeratinization is a major cause of obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction (oMGD) and results in degenerative gland dilation and atrophy without inflammation. Ointment containing 1,25-dihydroxy-22-oxavitamin D3 (maxacalcitol), a noncalcemic analog of the active form of vitamin D3, i...

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Autores principales: Arita, Reiko, Kawashima, Motoko, Ito, Masataka, Tsubota, Kazuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5463421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0482-7