Episcleral venous pressure in younger and older subjects in the sitting and supine positions

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-373

  Sultan, Mazen ^b   Blondeau, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diurnal variations; Episcleral venous pressure; Intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISCLERAL VENOUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; TONOMETER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTURE; SCLERA; SUPINE POSITION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0141763785     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200308000-00013     Document Type: Article

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