Immunosuppressant Medication May Be Cost-effective For Dry Eye Syndrome, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Study

ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009) — A topical eye emulsion consisting of cyclosporine (a medication used to reduce transplant rejections or to treat arthritis and psoriasis) may be a cost-effective treatment for dry eye syndrome that does not respond to other therapies, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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