Anterior chamber angles shallowing and intraocular pressure after topical pilocarpine

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-224

  Yang, Chia Ching ^a   Chou, Shih Chi ^a   Hung, Por Tying ^a,b   Yang, Chang Hao ^a   Hung, Larry ^b   Tsai, Chong Bin ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUPIL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030926672     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1997.13.219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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