Clinical trial with 2% sodium cromoglycate (Opticrom) in vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
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Clinical trial with 2% sodium cromoglycate (Opticrom) in vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
An open assessment study was carried out during the summer of 1972 in which 2% sodium cromoglycate eyedrops were evaluated in the treatment of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis. A highly significant number of patients found the eyedrops effective, while a marked improvement was recorded in mild and moderate cases; in severe cases or in acute exacerbations additional steroid therapy was ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.64.7.483