Iris blood flow response to acute decreases in ocular perfusion pressure: A laser Doppler flowmetry study in humans

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-112

  Chamot, Stephane R ^a   Movaffaghy, Armand ^a   Petrig, Benno L ^a   Riva, Charles E ^a,b  

^a Institut de Recherche en Ophtalmologie   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Intraocular pressure; Iris; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Reactive hyperemia; Regulation; Suction cup

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033967110     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0759     Document Type: Article

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