Measuring and interpreting ocular blood flow and metabolism in glaucoma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-336

  Harris, Alon ^a   Kagemann, Larry ^b,c   Ehrlich, Rita ^a   Rospigliosi, Carlos ^a   Moore, Danny ^a   Siesky, Brent ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Imaging technologies; Ocular blood flow

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; GLAUCOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIMETRY; RETINA ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; VASCULAR DISEASE; BLOOD FLOW; CILIARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HOMEOSTASIS; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA ARTERY;

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CILIARY ARTERIES; COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY;

EID: 47549087741     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/I08-051     Document Type: Review

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