Pulsatile ocular blood flow: The effect of the Valsalva manoeuvre in open angle and normal tension glaucoma: A case report and prospective study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1089-1092

  Khan, J C ^a   Hughes, E H ^b   Tom, B D ^c   Diamond, J P ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; EYE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0036785336     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.10.1089     Document Type: Article

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