Transient monocular blindness precipitated by sexual intercourse

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Kofoed, P K ^a   Milea, D ^a   Larsen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL; NIFEDIPINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLINDNESS; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TRANSIENT MONOCULAR BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COITUS; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; ORGASM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

AGED; AMAUROSIS FUGAX; COITUS; HUMANS; MALE; NIFEDIPINE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; ORGASM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 70249092135     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.135780     Document Type: Article

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