Effect of topical beta-blockers on tissue blood flow in the human optic nerve head

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1102-1110

  Tamaki, Yasuhiro ^a   Araie, Makoto ^b   Tomita, Ken ^c   Nagahara, Miyuki ^b   Tomidokoro, Atsuo ^d  

^a Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOKYO KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta adrenergic blockers; Carteolol; Human eye; Laser speckle method; Optic nerve head blood flow; Timolol

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARTEOLOL; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; EYE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARTEOLOL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPTIC DISK; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIMOLOL;

EID: 0030667281     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.11.1102.5101     Document Type: Article

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