Nimodipine, a Centrally Active Calcium Antagonist, Exerts a Beneficial Effect on Contrast Sensitivity in Patients with Normal-tension Glaucoma and in Control Subjects

Ophthalmology

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 1236-1241

  Bose, Swaraj ^a   Piltz, Jody R ^a   Breton, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; METHAZOLAMIDE; NICOTINE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PLACEBO; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIGRAINE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA FOVEA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0029085968     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(95)30884-6     Document Type: Article

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