Impact of intraocular pressure on venous outflow from the globe: A hypothesis regarding IOP-dependent vascular damage in normal-tension and hypertensive glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Bito, Laszlo Z ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary loss; Central retinal vein occlusion; Glaucoma; Intravascular; No reflow; Ocular hypertension; Optic nerve head pathology; Optic neuropathy; Waterfall

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMAGING; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RETINA VEIN; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

AGING; EYE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VEINS;

EID: 0029969389     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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