Glucose-induced temporary visual recovery in primary open-angle glaucoma: A double-blind, randomized study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1203-1211

  Casson, Robert J ^a   Han, Guoge ^a   Ebneter, Andreas ^a   Chidlow, Glyn ^a   Glihotra, Jagjit ^a   Newland, Henry ^a   Wood, John P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SWEETENING AGENTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84901796146     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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