Pilocarpine induces an increase in the anterior chamber angular width in eyes with narrow angles

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 553-558

  Kobayashi, Hiroshi ^a,b,e   Kobayashi, Kaori ^c   Kiryu, Junichii ^b   Kondo, Takehisa ^d  

^a Amagasaki Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Amagasaki Kita Eijinkai Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIS; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; THICKNESS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0032925710     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.5.553     Document Type: Article

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