摘要 |
A topical drug application for the alleviation of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye syndrome) is comprised of a solution of sex steroids or their derivatives suspended or dissolved in a vehicle, and the method of preparation and application of the same. In the preferred embodiments, the sex steroid consists essentially of conjugated estrogen in a lipid vehicle or a derivative of estrogen known as 17 beta-Estradiol 3-phosphate disodium dissolved in an aqueous vehicle having a pH of between 6 and 8.
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