Combined Esterified Estrogen and Methyltestosterone Treatment for Dry Eye Syndrome in Postmenopausal Women

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2004.11.042 Byline: Garrett Scott (a), Samuel C. Yiu (a)(b), Daniel Wasilewski (a), Jonathan Song (a)(b), Ronald E. Smith (a)(b) Abstract: To determine whether systemic replacement with combined esterified estrogen (EE) and methyltestosterone (MT) (EE + MT) would reduce symptoms and promote clinical improvement in postmenopausal women with dry eye syndrome (DES). Author Affiliation: (a) Ocular Surface Center, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California (b) Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Article History: Accepted 15 November 2004 Article Note: (footnote) Supported by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York, NEI grant EYO3040, and by a Baxter Foundation Junior Faculty Award to Dr. Yiu.