Effectiveness of apraclonidine 1% in preventing intraocular pressure rise following macular hole surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 164-168

  Sciscio, A ^a   Casswell, A G ^a  

^a SUSSEX EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; APRACLONIDINE; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE; PLACEBO; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INSTILLATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; SIDE EFFECT; VITRECTOMY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0035137739     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.2.164     Document Type: Article

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