Effect of betaxolol on primary open-angle glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma patients

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-201

  Saccà, Sergio C ^a   Macrì, Angelo ^a   Rolando, Maurizio ^a   Ciurlo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAXOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0031861983     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1998.14.191     Document Type: Article

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