Posture-induced intraocular pressure changes: Considerations regarding body position in glaucoma patients

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 445-453

  Prata, Tiago Santos ^a,b   De Moraes, Carlos G V ^b   Kanadani, Fabio N ^c   Ritch, Robert ^b   Paranhos, Augusto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Head position; Intraocular pressure fluctuation; Postural changes; Sleep time; Supine position

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; GLAUCOMA; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITTING; SLEEP; STANDING; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 77955322691     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.12.002     Document Type: Review

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