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Research Brief: Essential fatty acids and dry eye – the evidence to date

September 6th, 2016

Research on the efficacy of nutritional supplements for the treatment of dry eye is the beginning to catch up with the interest and anecdotal evidence from clinicians. Download our research brief for an at-a-glance review of this new information.

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