Evaluation of optic nerve head circulation: Review of the methods used

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 319-330

  Hayreh, Sohan Singh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Blood supply; Circulation; Glaucoma; Glaucomatous optic neuropathy; Optic disc; Optic nerve head

Indexed keywords

EYE BLOOD FLOW; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0031473409     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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