A long-term prospective study of risk factors for glaucomatous visual field loss in patients with ocular hypertension

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Bengtsson, Boel ^a   Heijl, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Long term; Ocular hypertension; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 15244350495     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000151683.04410.f3     Document Type: Article

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