English Journal

Araie M, Mayama C.SourceDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8655 Tokyo, Japan. arair-tky@umin.net
Progress in retinal and eye research.Prog Retin Eye Res.2011 Jan;30(1):54-71. Epub 2010 Oct 8.
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs), which alter the intracellular calcium concentration by modifying calcium flux across cell membranes and affect various intracellular signaling processes, have been long and widely used to treat essential hypertension and certain types of cardiac diseases such as angi
PMID 20933604

Sycha T, Vass C, Findl O, Bauer P, Groke I, Schmetterer L, Eichler HG.SourceDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria, A-1090.
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online).Cochrane Database Syst Rev.2010 Feb 17;(2):CD002222.
BACKGROUND: Normal tension glaucoma is a clinical condition in which the optic nerve is pathologically excavated and the visual field is disturbed. Nevertheless it has been assumed that intraocular pressure plays a role in the progression of visual field defects in this disease, but other, mainly va
PMID 20166063

Japanese Journal

Effects of oral brovincamine on visual field damage in patients with normal-tension glaucoma with low-normal intraocular pressure

Blood Flow Changes in the Optic Nerve Head of Albino Rabbits Following Intravenous Administration of Brovincamine Fumarate, an Improver of Cerebral Circulation and Metabolism

Tonomoto Minako
Yonago Acta medica 41(3), 89-97, 1998-11
… Blood flow changes in the optic nerve head of normal, adult albino rabbits following intravenous administration of brovincamine fumarate (BV), an improver of cerebral circulation and metabolism, were investigated employing the hydrogen clearance method. …
NAID 110001219671