Quantifying the effect of intraocular pressure reduction on the occurrence of glaucoma

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-11

  Peeters, Andrea ^a   Webers, Carroll A B ^a   Prins, Martin H ^a   Zeegers, Maurice P ^b,c   Hendrikse, Fred ^a   Schouten, Jan S A G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drugs; Glaucoma; Meta analysis; Ocular hypertension; Review

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETAXOLOL; DORZOLAMIDE; PLACEBO; TIMOLOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 76149083853     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01452.x     Document Type: Review

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