Pathophysiology of glaucoma and continuous measurements of intraocular pressure

MCB Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-69

  Sit, Arthur J ^a   Liu, John H K ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN VARIATIONS; CLINICAL DEVICES; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; INTRA-OCULAR PRESSURES; MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES; NON-INVASIVE; PATHO PHYSIOLOGIES; RANDOM FLUCTUATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP LABORATORIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS;

MONITORING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE; GLAUCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; METHODOLOGY; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OPTIC NERVE; POSTURE; RABBITS; RISK FACTORS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 65549125959     PISSN: 15565297     EISSN: 15565300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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