Comparative study on the occurrence and severity of dry eyes between menopausal women not on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and those on HRT in HUSM

Introduction: It is a known fact that Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) occurs more commonly in females of older age group compared to men. Menopausal women have lack of hormones that may contribute to dry eye. Hormone replacement therapy, therefore, is expected to prevent the occurrence of dry eye. However, t...

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Main Author: Mokhtar, Saira Fairma Ismail (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2003.
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