Preliminary data show that nerve growth factor (NGF) may improve tear production in humans. We evaluated the efficacy of topical NGF treatment in dogs who developed dry eye after the excision of the third eyelid lacrimal gland.

Efficacy of topical nerve growth factor treatment in dogs affected by dry eye / Coassin, Marco; Lambiase, Alessandro; Costa, Nicola; De Gregorio, Alessandra; Sgrulletta, Roberto; Sacchetti, Marta; Aloe, Luigi; Bonini, Stefano. - In: GRAEFE'S ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. - ISSN 0721-832X. - STAMPA. - 243:2(2005), pp. 151-155. [10.1007/s00417-004-0955-2]

Efficacy of topical nerve growth factor treatment in dogs affected by dry eye

LAMBIASE, ALESSANDRO;SACCHETTI, MARTA;
2005

Abstract

Preliminary data show that nerve growth factor (NGF) may improve tear production in humans. We evaluated the efficacy of topical NGF treatment in dogs who developed dry eye after the excision of the third eyelid lacrimal gland.
2005
Administration, Topical; Animals; Conjunctiva; Cornea; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Dry Eye Syndromes; Female; Goblet Cells; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca; Male; Mucins; Nerve Growth Factor; Tears
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Efficacy of topical nerve growth factor treatment in dogs affected by dry eye / Coassin, Marco; Lambiase, Alessandro; Costa, Nicola; De Gregorio, Alessandra; Sgrulletta, Roberto; Sacchetti, Marta; Aloe, Luigi; Bonini, Stefano. - In: GRAEFE'S ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. - ISSN 0721-832X. - STAMPA. - 243:2(2005), pp. 151-155. [10.1007/s00417-004-0955-2]
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