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


Aydin B., Onol M., Hondur A. M., Kaya M., Ozdemir H., Cengel A., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.20, no.1, pp.131-135, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/112067211002000118
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.131-135
  • Keywords: Magnesium, Normotensive glaucoma, Ocular blood flow, Visual field, NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA, NMDA RECEPTOR-CHANNEL, OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, OPTIC-NERVE HEAD, CELL-DEATH, VASOSPASM, BLOCKER, VASODILATION, NIMODIPINE, RESPONSES
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

PURPOSE. To evaluate the effect of oral magnesium therapy on ocular blood flow and visual field perimetry indices in patients with normotensive glaucoma (NTG).