THE EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON CONJUNCTIVA AND LACRIMAL FUNCTIONS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Authors
BUDAK K OZAKSIT G KAUR A ZILELIOGLU G ISIK AZ
Citation
K. Budak et al., THE EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON CONJUNCTIVA AND LACRIMAL FUNCTIONS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma, 30(5), 1998, pp. 286-289
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma
ISSN journal
10794794 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
286 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-4794(1998)30:5<286:TEOERT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of postmenopausal estrogen replacem ent therapy on postmenopausal keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Testing was performed on 51 eyes of postmenopausal women who had been taking estro gen replacement therapy and 46 eyes of post- menopausal women without such therapy. Although results indicate that estrogen replacement ther apy probably does not modulate the conjunctival and lacrimal gland fun ctions of postmenopausal women, further studies are needed.