Effects of ibopamine eye drops on intraocular pressure and aqueous humor flow in healthy volunteers and patients with open-angle glaucoma

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-376

  Azevedo, H ^a   Ciarniello, M G ^b   Rosignoli, M T ^b   Dionisio, P ^b,c   Cunha Vaz, J ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION FOR INNOVATION AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON LIGHT AND IMAGE AIBILI   (Portugal)

^b ACRAF SpA   (Italy)

^c ACRAF SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor flow; Fluorophotometry; Glaucoma; Ibopamine

Indexed keywords

IBOPAMINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; AQUEOUS HUMOR FORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0037981359     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210301300407     Document Type: Article

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