Effective pupil dilatation with a mixture of 0.75% tropicamide and 2.5% phenylephrine: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 351-354

  Trinavarat, Adisak ^a,b   Pituksung, Auengporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Mydriatric; Phenylephrine; Pupil dilatation; Tropicamide

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; MYDRIATIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHENYLEPHRINE; PUPIL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TROPICAMIDE;

EID: 70149124957     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.55070     Document Type: Article

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