Ocular blood flow velocity in primary open angle glaucoma-A tropical african population study

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-178

  Adeyinka, Odunlami Olufemi ^a   Olugbenga, Ayoola ^a   Helen, Onakpoya Oluwatoyin ^a   Adebayo, Adetiloye Victor ^a   Rasheed, Arogundade ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Black skinned Africans; Case Control; Case Control Group; Glaucoma; Intraocular Pressure; Ocular Doppler; Resistive Index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; END DIASTOLIC VELOCITY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NIGERIA; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA ARTERY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

BLACK-SKINNED AFRICANS; CASE-CONTROL; CASE-CONTROL GROUP; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OCULAR DOPPLER; RESISTIVE INDEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CILIARY ARTERIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL ARTERY; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84876934773     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.110617     Document Type: Article

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