The fine structure of an iridectomy specimen from a patient with latanoprost-induced eye color change

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 394-396

  Grierson, Ian ^a   Lee, William R ^b   Albert, Daniel M ^c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATANOPROST; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDECTOMY; MELANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033032058     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.3.394     Document Type: Article

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