The effect of 0.5% timolol maleate on the ocular perfusion of ocular hypertensive patients by scanning laser flowmetry

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-233

  Wang, Tsing Hong ^a   Hung, Por Tying ^a   Huang, Jau Kang ^a   Shih, Yung Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC DISK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030994453     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1997.13.225     Document Type: Conference Paper

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