Reduction of anterior-segment vascularity with preoperative topical apraclonidine 1%

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 692-693

  Sii, Freda ^a   Todd, Brian ^a   Shah, Peter ^a   Chiang, Mark ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; APRACLONIDINE; FLUOROURACIL;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ATOPY; BLOOD FLOW; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRABECULECTOMY; TRACHOMA; VASCULARIZATION; VITRECTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CILIARY ARTERIES; CLONIDINE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33646369397     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.044     Document Type: Letter

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