A color Doppler analysis of nifedipine-induced posterior ocular blood flow changes in open-angle glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-236

  Wilson, Richard P ^a   Chang, Warren J ^a   Sergott, Robert C ^a   Moster, Marlene R ^a   Schmidt, Courtland M ^a   Bond, J Brent ^a   Harris, Alon ^b  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color Doppler; Nifedipine; Normal tension glaucoma; Optic nerve blood

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CILIARY ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030842213     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199708000-00007     Document Type: Article

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