Sensory stimulation for lowering intraocular pressure, improving blood flow to the optic nerve and neuroprotection in primary open-angle glaucoma

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 416-421

  Rom, Edith ^a  

^a WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ACUPUNCTURE; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPTIC NERVE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84891833146     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010403     Document Type: Article

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