The incidence and time-course of latanoprost-induced iridial pigmentation as a function of eye color

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages

  Wistrand, P J ^a   Stjernschantz, J ^a   Olsson, K ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

eye color; iris heterochromia; melanocytes; melanogenesis; naevi; prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; LATANOPROST; MELANIN; TIMOLOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EYE COLOR; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SLIT LAMP; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030907448     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80020-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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