Effect of 2% dorzolamide on retinal blood flow: A study on juvenile primary open-angle glaucoma patients already receiving 0.5% timolol

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-379

  Costagliola, Ciro ^a   Campa, Claudio ^a   Parmeggiani, Francesco ^a   Incorvaia, Carlo ^a   Perri, Paolo ^a   D'Angelo, Sergio ^a   Lamberti, Giuseppe ^a   Sebastiani, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dorzolamide; Intraocular pressure; Juvenile primary open angle glaucoma; Retinal blood flow; Timolol

Indexed keywords

DORZOLAMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; TIMOLOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; ONSET AGE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SULFONAMIDES; THIOPHENES; TIMOLOL;

EID: 33846945789     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02768.x     Document Type: Article

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