The mydriatic effect of multiple doses of tropicamide

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 955-958

  Siderov, John ^a   Nurse, Sarah ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple doses; Mydriasis; Pupil diameter; Pupillary dilation; Tropicamide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CALIBRATION; COAGULATION; EYE PROTECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; SALINE WATER;

MULTIPLE DOSES; MYDRIASIS; PUPIL DIAMETER; PUPILLARY DILATION; TROPICAMIDE;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INSTILLATION; EYE COLOR; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; MYDRIASIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PUPIL; REFERENCE VALUES; TROPICAMIDE;

EID: 28844451886     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000187847.48093.55     Document Type: Article

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