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The acute effects of sildenafil on tear functions

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The acute effects of 50 mg of sildenafil on tear functions were evaluated in 12 impotent patients. Mean tear breakup time, cotton thread, and Schirmer I tests were 19.42±6.45 s, 13.92±6.63 mm, and 16.58±12.19 mm, respectively before sildenafil and 20.33±10.40 s, 10.92±6.14 mm, and 18.08±12.36 mm, respectively, 1 hour after sildenafil. The results suggest that sildenafil does not adversely affect tear functions.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University School of Medicine, Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, TR-63100, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Halit Oguz MD & Tacettin Gurkan MD

  2. Department of Urology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Ayhan Verit MD &  Ercan Yeni MD

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Oguz, H., Verit, A., Gurkan, T. et al. The acute effects of sildenafil on tear functions. Ann Ophthalmol 37, 281–284 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1385/AO:37:4:281

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