Flicker observation light induces diameter response in retinal arterioles: A clinical methodological study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-56

  Nagel, E ^a,c   Vilser, W ^b  

^a Ophthalmic Private Practice   (Germany)

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA VESSEL ANALYZER; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIOLES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL ARTERY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0347125030     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.88.1.54     Document Type: Article

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