Modification of the Heidelberg retinal flowmeter to record pattern and flicker induced blood flow changes

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Schmeisser, Elmar T ^a   Harrison, Joseph M ^a   Sutter, Erich E ^b   Kiel, Jeffrey ^a   Elliott, W Rowe ^c   Sponsel, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Veridian Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation; Flowmetry; Retina; Visual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MYOPIA; OPTICS; OPTOMETRY; PATTERN STIMULATION; PERFUSION; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA IMAGE; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 0037405942     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022973315359     Document Type: Article

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