Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Topical Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors and Ocular Blood Flow

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-46

  Siesky, Brent ^a   Harris, Alon ^a   Brizendine, Edward ^a   Marques, Clarice ^a   Loh, Jennifer ^a   Mackey, Joseph ^a   Overton, Jennifer ^a   Netland, Peter ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor; color Doppler imaging; glaucoma; ocular blood flow; scanning laser ophthalmoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BETAXOLOL; BRINZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; DORZOLAMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; LATANOPROST; TIMOLOL;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CILIARY ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; EYE BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; CILIARY ARTERIES; EYE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 58449130391     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2008.06.002     Document Type: Review

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