The role of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in glaucoma and other ophthalmic diseases: A review

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-106

  Fleischman, David ^a   Allingham, R Rand ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid pressure; Glaucoma; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Microgravity; Papilledema; Translaminar pressure

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SEX; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84878624305     PISSN: 13194534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2013.03.002     Document Type: Review

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