Ocular blood flow alteration in glaucoma is related to systemic vascular dysregulation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 662-666

  Emre, M ^a   Orgul S ^a   Gugleta, K ^a   Flammer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CHOROID; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETINA ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASOSPASM; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOROID; ENDOTHELIN-1; EYE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OPTIC NERVE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 1942485977     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.032110     Document Type: Article

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