Regarding "diurnal pattern of intraocular pressure is affected by microgravity when measured in space with the pressure phosphene tonometer"

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 349-350

  Mader, Thomas H ^a   Gibson, Charles Robert ^b   Pass, Anastas F ^c  

^a ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Coastal Eye Associated ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; MICROGRAVITY; PRESSURE PHOSPHENE TONOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE; SPACE FLIGHT; TONOMETER; VENOUS PRESSURE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; SPACE FLIGHT; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84862156392     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318252d5af     Document Type: Letter

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