Viagra and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy [4]

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 709-710

  Egan, Robert A ^a   Fraunfelder, Frederick W ^b  

^a CASEY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

DECISION MAKING; DRUG SAFETY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LETTER; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; MALE;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; CARBOLINES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PIPERAZINES; SULFONES; TRIAZINES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 18444392683     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.5.709-b     Document Type: Letter

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