Laser Doppler instrument to investigate retinal neural activity-induced changes in optic nerve head blood flow

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 591-602

  Logean, Eric ^a   Geiser, Martial H ^a,b   Riva, Charles E ^a  

^a Institut de Recherche en Ophtalmologie   (Switzerland)

^b Haute Ecole Valaisanne   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flicker stimulation; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Ocular circulation; Optic nerve head; Retinal neural activity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOWMETERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NEUROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FLICKER STIMULATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OCULAR CIRCULATION; OPTIC NERVE HEAD; RETINAL NEURAL ACTIVITY;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 9344246927     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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