Systemic autonomic function in subjects with primary angle-closure glaucoma: A comparative study of symptomatic and asymptomatic disease presentation

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-141

  Yong, Vernon K Y ^a   Umapathi, Thirugnanam ^b   Aung, Tin ^c,d   Tan, Nigel C K ^b   Lee, Jong Jian ^a   Liew, Geok Cheng ^a   Yip, Chee Chew ^a   Foster, Paul J ^c,e   Chew, Paul T K ^d  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic failure; Autonomic function; Disease presentation; Primary angle closure glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING; CHINESE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; GROUPS BY AGE; GROUPS BY SEX; HAND PALM; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; SKIN FUNCTION; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SWEAT TEST; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 2442560465     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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