Abstract:Purpose: Impaired vascular regulation might contribute to glaucomatous damage. Whether retinal branch arteries and veins of healthy persons and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients show different reactions in response to flickering light stimulation (FLS) is investigated.
Methods: Retinal vessel reactions to FLS were examined in 28 POAG patients (stage I, 54,3±9,9 years old) after 4 week wash‐out of eye drops and in 28 age and gender matched medically healthy volunteers. Vessel diameters of retinal ves… Show more
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