Risk factors for progression of normal-tension glaucoma under β-blocker monotherapy

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Araie, Makoto ^a   Shirato, Shiroaki ^b   Yamazaki, Yoshio ^c   Matsumoto, Chota ^d   Kitazawa, Yoshiaki ^e   Ohashi, Yasuo ^f  

^a Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

^b Yotsuya Shirato Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myopia; normal tension glaucoma; optic disc; risk factor; visual field

Indexed keywords

NIPRADILOL; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTIC DISK BLEEDING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROPANOLAMINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIMOLOL; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84864403851     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02425.x     Document Type: Article

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