| Title |
Punctal occlusion for dry eye syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, September 2010
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006775.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ervin, Ann-Margret, Wojciechowski, Robert, Schein, Oliver |
| Abstract |
Dry eye syndrome is a disorder of the tear film and is associated with symptoms of ocular discomfort. Punctal occlusion is a mechanical treatment in which the tear drainage system is blocked in order to aid in the preservation of natural tears on the ocular surface. |
Twitter Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 82 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 20% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 15 | 18% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 39% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 23 | 27% |