Ocular Blood Flow

Adequate blood supply to the eye is an important prerequisite for normal visual function. Over the past 40 years our knowledge of ocular blood flow regulation has improved significantly. This lavishly illustrated textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of ocular blood flo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schmetterer, Leopold (Editor), Kiel, Jeffrey (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy of the Ocular Vasculatures
  • Determination of Ocular Blood Flows with the Microsphere Method
  • Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Animals
  • Ocular Blood Flow
  • Measurement of Ocular Blood Flow: Angiography
  • Measurement of retinal vessel diameters
  • Laser Doppler Techniques for Ocular Blood Velocity and Flow
  • Color Doppler Imaging
  • Other approaches
  • Systemic determinants
  • Local determinants
  • Neural Control of Ocular Blood Flow
  • Endothelial control
  • Retinal ischemia in relation to glaucoma and neuroprotection
  • Ocular blood flow in diabetes: contribution to the microvascular lesions of diabetic retinopathy
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Hemodynamic changes
  • The Role of Ocular Blood Flow Abnormalities in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
  • Ocular Blood Flow in Disease: Other diseases
  • Systemic diseases