Potential benefit of intraocular pressure reduction in normal-tension glaucoma in South Korea

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-96

  Je Seong, Gong ^a   Rho, Sae Heun ^b   Sik Kim, Chang ^c   Moon, Jong Il ^d   Kook, Michael Scott ^e   Kim, Yong Yeon ^f   Tak Ma, Kyoung ^g   Jae Hong, Young ^a   Nelson, Lindsay A ^h   Kruft, Bonnie ^h   Stewart, Jeanette A ⁱ   Stewart, William C ⁱ  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^f Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Siloan Eye Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Charleston Research Company LLC   (United States)

ⁱ Pharmaceutical Research Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KOREA; MALE; OPTIC DISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 61749084977     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2008.0056     Document Type: Article

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