The effect of oral magnesium therapy on visual field and ocular blood flow in normotensive glaucoma

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-135

  Aydin, Bahri ^a   Önol, Merih ^b   Hondur, Ahmet ^c   Kaya, Mehmet ^d   Özdemir, Hakan ^b   Cengel, Atiye ^b   Hasanreisoglu, Berati ^b  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TDV 29 Mayis Hospital   (Turkey)

^d ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Magnesium; Normotensive glaucoma; Ocular blood flow; Visual field

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMOTENSIVE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA ARTERY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 76649111389     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000118     Document Type: Article

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