Association of combined nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and obstruction of cilioretinal artery with overdose of Viagra®

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-317

  Akash, Raj ^a   Hrishikesh, Das ^b   Amith, Paul ^a   Sabah, Stafanous ^a  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BP Koirala National Institute of Health Sciences   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CILIORETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTOXICATION; MIDDLE AGED;

BLINDNESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; OVERDOSE; PIPERAZINES; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION;

EID: 23944435538     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2005.21.315     Document Type: Article

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