"Fluorometholone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glucocorticoid employed, usually as eye drops, in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory conditions of the eye. It has also been used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p732)
| Descriptor ID |
D005469
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.432.719.349 D04.210.500.908.431
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| Concept/Terms |
Flucon- Flucon
- Isopto Flucon
- Flucon, Isopto
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fluorometholone" by people in Profiles.
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Severity, therapeutic, and activity tear biomarkers in dry eye disease: An analysis from a phase III clinical trial. Ocul Surf. 2018 07; 16(3):368-376.
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Topical fluorometholone treatment and desiccating stress change inflammatory protein expression in tears. Ocul Surf. 2018 01; 16(1):84-92.
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Topical Fluorometholone Protects the Ocular Surface of Dry Eye Patients from Desiccating Stress: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Ophthalmology. 2016 Jan; 123(1):141-53.
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Corneal wound healing after laser in situ keratomileusis flap lift and epithelial abrasion. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Oct; 29(10):2007-12.
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Treatment of recalcitrant recurrent corneal erosions with inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase-9, doxycycline and corticosteroids. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 Jul; 132(1):8-13.
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Cytomegalovirus keratitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Ophthalmol. 1996 Jul; 114(7):869-72.