Glaucoma incidence in an unselected cohort of diabetic patients: Is diabetes mellitus a risk factor for glaucoma?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1218-1224

  Ellis, J D ^a   Evans, J M M ^a   Ruta, D A ^a   Baines, P S ^a   Leese, G ^a   MacDonald, T M ^a   Morris, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADRENALIN; ADRENALIN PLUS GUANETHIDINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; CARBACHOL; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; CARTEOLOL; DIPIVEFRINE; DORZOLAMIDE; GUANETHIDINE; LEVOBUNALOL; METIPRANOLOL; MIOTIC AGENT; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL MALEATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0033753906     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.11.1218     Document Type: Article

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