Blood pressure effects on retinal vessel diameter and flicker response: A 1.5-year follow-up

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 560-565

  Nagel, Edgar ^a,e   Vilser, W ^b,c   Fink, A ^b   Riemer, T ^c   Lanzl, I ^d  

^a Technical University ^*

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Imedos GmbH   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Blood pressure; Flicker light; Retinal vessel analyzer; Retinal vessel diameter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOUS PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 33750621326     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600410     Document Type: Article

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