Effects of glaucoma medications on the cardiorespiratory and intraocular pressure status of newly diagnosed glaucoma patients

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 710-713

  Waldock, Andrew ^a   Snape, J ^a   Graham, C M ^a  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETAXOLOL; BRIMONIDINE; LATANOPROST; TIMOLOL; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EYE IRRITATION; GLAUCOMA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETAXOLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLAUCOMA; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSTAGLANDINS, SYNTHETIC; PULSE; TIMOLOL; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0033949042     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.7.710     Document Type: Article

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