Influencing ocular blood flow in glaucoma patients: The cardiovascular system and healthy lifestyle choices

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Tsai, James C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Glaucoma; Healthy lifestyle; Ocular blood flow regulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; BLOOD FLOW; EYE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMEOSTASIS; LIFESTYLE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EYE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LIFE STYLE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 47549098312     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/I08-035     Document Type: Review

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