Mechanisms of optic nerve damage in primary open angle glaucoma

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 23-42

  Fechtner, Robert D ^a   Weinreb, Robert N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

glaucoma; open angle glaucoma; optic nerve; primary open angle glaucoma; retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

AUTOREGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028038213     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(05)80042-6     Document Type: Review

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