CORNEAL VASCULARIZATION AND OPACIFICATION DURING LONG-TERM USE OF DIPIVEFRIN

Authors
SALMINEN L KROOTILA K HELIN H HAKALA T
Citation
L. Salminen et al., CORNEAL VASCULARIZATION AND OPACIFICATION DURING LONG-TERM USE OF DIPIVEFRIN, Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics, 11(1), 1995, pp. 37-40
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Ophthalmology
Journal title
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10807683
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
37 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-7683(1995)11:1<37:CVAODL>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Dipivefrin hydrochloride is a lipophilic prodrug for epinephrine hydro chloride, allowing lower concentration of the drug to achieve the same intraocular pressure lowering effect and having also less harmful eff ects than epinephrine hydrochloride. However, harmful effects have bee n associated also with the use of dipivefrin and here we report of a c ase of corneal vascularization during long-term use of dipivefrin.