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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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2009.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69443-4 |
Table of Contents:
- Basic sciences relevant to glaucoma
- Phenomenology of glaucomatous damage
- Risk factors for glaucoma
- Regulation of ocular blood flow
- Vascular dysregulation syndrome
- Reperfusion damage
- The pathogenetic concept of GON
- Treatment strategies.