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Patent
CA 2196039
There is disclosed a method for maximizing the health of the optic nerve by application of topical .beta.-blockers to the eye. Maintaining or increasing retinal nerve fiber thickness has been found to have a link to the prevention of visual field loss and blindness.
Méthode d'optimisation de l'état de santé du nerf optique par application locale dans l'oeil de .beta.-bloquants. Il apparaît que le maintien ou l'accroissement de l'épaisseur des fibres des nerf rétiniens sont des facteurs de prévention de la perte de champ visuel et de la cécité.
Amon Felix W.
Schwartz Bernard
Merck & Co. Inc.
Schwartz Bernard
Swabey Ogilvy Renault
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