Retinal Blood Flow and Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements in Early-Stage Open-Angle Glaucoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Berisha, Fatmire ^a,d   Feke, Gilbert T ^a,c,d   Hirose, Tatsuo ^a,c,d   McMeel, J Wallace ^a,c,d   Pasquale, Louis R ^b,c,d  

^a Retina Associates Boston   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPIVEFRINE; DIURETIC AGENT; LATANOPROST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; THICKNESS; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 49749130823     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.04.034     Document Type: Article

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