Effect of proparacaine on tropicamide-induced mydriasis

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1039-1043

  Siderov, John ^a,c   Chuang, Shirley M L ^b   Ian, Kitty ^b   Prassinos, George ^b   Tziortzi, Elena ^b   Wong, Ju Yen ^b  

^a Victorian College of Optometry   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthetic; Dilation; Mydriasis; Pupil

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

MYDRIASIS; PROPARACAINE; PUPILLARY DILATATION;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EYE DROPS; PLACEBO; PROXYMETACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EYE COLOR; HUMAN; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031447150     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199712000-00026     Document Type: Article

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