Sympathetic control of accommodation: Evidence for inter-subject variation

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 366-371

  Gilmartin, Bernard ^a   Mallen, E A H ^a   Wolffsohn, J S ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Autonomic nervous system; Myopia; Near work

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; TIMOLOL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACCOMMODATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CILIARY MUSCLE; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MYOPIA; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VISION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INNERVATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BETAXOLOL; CILIARY BODY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOPIA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; TIMOLOL;

EID: 0036731176     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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