Effect of chronic nitrate treatment on retinal vessel caliber in open- angle glaucoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 753-758

  Grunwald, J E ^a   DuPont, J ^a   Dreyer, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031005780     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71123-7     Document Type: Article

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