Anterior optic nerve microvascular changes in human glaucomatous optic neuropathy

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 445-449

  Zhao, Da You ^a   Cioffi, George A ^a  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Microcirculation; Optic nerve

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

AGED; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CHOROID PLEXUS; CILIARY ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MICROVASCULATURE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RETINA ARTERY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033941691     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.129     Document Type: Article

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