Pulsatile ocular blood flow investigation in asymmetric normal tension glaucoma and normal subjects

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 731-736

  Fontana, Luigi ^a,b,c   Poinoosawmy, Darmalingum ^a   Bunce, Catey V ^a   O'Brien, Colm ^d   Hitchings, Roger A ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE BLOOD FLOW; EYE DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLAUCOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE RATE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0031843909     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.7.731     Document Type: Article

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