Evaluating eye drop instillation technique in glaucoma patients

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-192

  Gupta, Raghav ^a   Patil, Bharat ^a   Shah, Bhavin M ^a   Bali, Shveta Jindal ^a   Mishra, Sanjay K ^a   Dada, Tanuj ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

compliance; glaucoma; self administration

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; MIOTIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONJUNCTIVA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INSTILLATION; EYELID; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MIOTICS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSTAGLANDINS, SYNTHETIC; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84858159334     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31820bd2e1     Document Type: Article

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