Does topical brimonidine tartrate help NAION? [11]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1193-1194

  Fazzone, H E ^a   Kupersmith, Mark J ^a   Leibmann, J ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; RAUWOLSCINE;

CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LETTER; NEUROPROTECTION; NONARTERITIC ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; QUINOXALINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0042358636     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1193     Document Type: Letter

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