Evaluation of ocular surface temperature and retrobulbar haemodynamics by infrared thermography and colour Doppler imaging in patients with glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 878-881

  Galassi, Fernando ^a   Giambene, Barbara ^a   Corvi, Andrea ^a   Falaschi, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CILIARY ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; EYE BLOOD FLOW; GLAUCOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; TEMPERATURE;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CILIARY ARTERIES; EYE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; THERMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34347336544     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.114397     Document Type: Article

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