Is intensive management of blood pressure to prevent visual loss in persons with type 2 diabetes indicated?

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1707-1709

  Klein, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METOPROLOL; NISOLDIPINE; STEROID; VASCULAR TARGETING AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER COAGULATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROANEURYSM; MICROANGIOPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, RENAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 8144221760     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.11.1707     Document Type: Editorial

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