Optic nerve blood-flow abnormalities in glaucoma

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 267-289

  Flammer, Josef ^a   Orgül, Selim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CIRCULATION; EYE BLOOD FLOW; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0032052905     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(97)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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