Low levels of 17-β-oestradiol, oestrone and testosterone correlate with severe evaporative dysfunctional tear syndrome in postmenopausal women: a case–control study

Caterina Gagliano; Salvatore Caruso; Giuseppe Napolitano; Giulia Malaguarnera; Maria Vittoria Cicinelli; Roberta Amato; Michele Reibaldi; Giuseppe Incarbone; Claudio Bucolo; Filippo Drago; Teresio Avitabile

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302705

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Low levels of 17-β-oestradiol, oestrone and testosterone correlate with severe evaporative dysfunctional tear syndrome in postmenopausal women: a case–control study

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Caterina Gagliano University of Catania, Eye Clinic, Catania, Italy Neurovisual Science Technology (NEST), Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Salvatore Caruso Research Group for Sexology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giuseppe Napolitano Neurovisual Science Technology (NEST), Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giulia Malaguarnera Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Section of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli Neurovisual Science Technology (NEST), Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roberta Amato University of Catania, Eye Clinic, Catania, Italy Neurovisual Science Technology (NEST), Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michele Reibaldi University of Catania, Eye Clinic, Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giuseppe Incarbone Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claudio Bucolo Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Section of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Filippo Drago Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Section of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Teresio Avitabile University of Catania, Eye Clinic, Catania, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Caterina Gagliano, Neurovisual Science Technology (NEST), Via Tomaselli, Catania 43-95124, Italy; caterinagagliano{at}nestweb.it

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Gagliano C, Caruso S, Napolitano G, et al

Low levels of 17-β-oestradiol, oestrone and testosterone correlate with severe evaporative dysfunctional tear syndrome in postmenopausal women: a case–control study

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2014;98:371-376.

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Received November 20, 2012
Revised October 1, 2013
Accepted November 3, 2013
First published January 3, 2014.

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