Conjunctival modifications in ocular hypertension and primary open angle glaucoma: An in vivo confocal microscopy study

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 3042-3048

  Ciancaglini, Marco ^a,b   Carpineto, Paolo ^a   Agnifili, Luca ^a   Nubile, Mario ^a   Fasanella, Vincenzo ^a   Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMATOPROST; BIMATOPROST PLUS TIMOLOL; LATANOPROST; LATANOPROST PLUS TIMOLOL; LEVOBUNOLOL; TIMOLOL MALEATE; TIMOLOL PLUS TRAVOPROST; TRAVOPROST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CYSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PROSTAGLANDINS;

EID: 48249130796     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-1201     Document Type: Article

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