Acute effects of changes to the gravitational vector on the eye

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 939-946

  Anderson, Allison P ^a   Swan, Jacob G ^a   Phillips, Scott D ^b   Knaus, Darin A ^b   Kattamis, Nicholas T ^b   Toutain Kidd, Christine M ^a   Zegans, Michael E ^a   Fellows, Abigail M ^a   Buckey, Jay C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Creare LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroidal area; Hydrostatic gradient; Intraocular pressure; Visual impairment and intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRONE POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; VENOUS PRESSURE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADULT; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PRONE POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; VENOUS PRESSURE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84984698998     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00730.2015     Document Type: Article

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