The effect of antihypertensive therapy on dry eye disease

Akcay, Emine; Akcay, MURAT; Can, Gamze; Aslan, Nabi; Uysal, Betul; Ceran, Basak; Koseahya, Pinar; Cagil, Nurullah

doi:10.3109/15569527.2014.912660

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, Scopus)

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
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.