title: Intra-ocular pressure and premedication with oral diazepam.
abstract: Thirty patients scheduled for routine eye surgery were randomly allocated to receive either diazepam 0.2 mg/kg or ascorbic acid 100 mg orally 90 minutes pre-operatively in a double-blind fashion. Diazepam caused no significant change in intra-ocular pressure.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam