Effect of visual stimulation on blood oxygenation in the optic nerve head of miniature pigs: A pilot study

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 364-366

  Ferrez, P W ^a   Chamot, S R ^a   Petrig, B L ^a   Pournaras, C J ^b   Riva, Charles R ^a,c  

^a Institut de Recherche en Ophtalmologie   (Switzerland)

^b Clinique universitaire d'ophtalmologie   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dark to light transition; Flicker stimulation; Optic nerve head; Oxygen partial pressure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; EYE FUNDUS; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LUMINANCE; METABOLISM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PILOT STUDY; RETINA; SWINE; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; DARK ADAPTATION; FLICKER FUSION; FUNDUS OCULI; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 3042616426     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-812866     Document Type: Conference Paper

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