Impaired retinal autoregulation in small retinal arterioles before and after focal laser treatment for diabetic maculopathy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-201

  Jeppesen, P ^a   Bek, T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VESSEL ANALYSER;

ADULT; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL VESSELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 31544445761     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.078808     Document Type: Article

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