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Ocular Blood Flow and Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy

It has been suspected since more than a century that disturbed ocular blood flow (OBF) may play a role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Reduced OBF has been measured in glaucoma patients by numberless centres with different techniques in different tissues of the eye. And reduced OBF has been proven...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Mozaffarieh, Maneli (Autor), Flammer, Josef (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Basic sciences relevant to glaucoma
  • What is glaucoma?
  • Risk factors for glaucoma
  • Regulation of ocular blood flow
  • Vascular dysregulation syndrome
  • Reperfusion damage
  • Pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic neuropathy
  • Treatment strategies.