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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study

Ghada Awad Aljuhani1 Ophthalmology department, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rahaf Afandi2 Medical Intern, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-2150View further author information
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Aaesha A Alkayyal2 Medical Intern, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Jana Alharbi2 Medical Intern, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Abeer Surihan Alharbi3 Ophthalmology Department, Ohud Hospital, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9096-1707View further author information
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Mohammed Alsaedi3 Ophthalmology Department, Ohud Hospital, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Haneen AlHujaili3 Ophthalmology Department, Ohud Hospital, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Pages 3207-3213 | Received 14 Aug 2023, Accepted 13 Oct 2023, Published online: 26 Oct 2023

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