Influence of serum levels of sex hormones on intraocular pressure in menopausal women

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 436-440

  Toker, Ebru ^a,b   Yenice, Özlem ^a   Temel, Ahmet ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Inonu C Yildiz S STFA Bloklari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicle stimulating hormone; Free testosterone; Hormone replacement therapy; Intraocular pressure; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TONOMETER;

AGED; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0141928061     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200310000-00007     Document Type: Article

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