Anterior uveitis and concurrent allergic conjunctivitis associated with long-term use of topical 0.2% brimonidine tartrate

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1063-1066

  Becker, Heidi I ^b   Walton, R Christopher ^b   Diamant, Jonathan I ^b   Zegans, Michael E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHAGAN P; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BRIMONIDINE; CARTEOLOL; CIDOFOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; DORZOLAMIDE; FAMCICLOVIR; FLUOROMETHOLONE; FOMIVIRSEN; LATANOPROST; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; METIPRANOLOL; PREDNISONE; RIFABUTIN; TIMOLOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EYE DROPS; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PREDNISOLONE; QUINOXALINES; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 3342993548     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.7.1063     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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