Glaucoma therapy may take your breath away

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-67

  Diggory, Paul ^a   Franks, Wendy A ^b  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antagonists; Glaucoma; Respiratory impairment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; DIPIVEFRINE; DORZOLAMIDE; EYE DROPS; LATANOPROST; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPIROMETRY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0030912508     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.2.63     Document Type: Review

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