Changes in visual function after intraocular pressure reduction using antiglaucoma medications

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1081-1085

  Prata, T S ^a   Piassi, M V ^a   Melo Jr , L A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Visual function

Indexed keywords

BRIMONIDINE; TIMOLOL MALEATE; TRAVOPROST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PERIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONOMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CLOPROSTENOL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINOXALINES; TIMOLOL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65949100601     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.226     Document Type: Article

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