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Ocular perfusion pressure and ophthalmic artery flow in patients with normal tension glaucoma

Samsudin A 1 , Isaacs N 2 , Tai ML 3 , Ramli N 2 , Mimiwati Z 2 , Choo MM 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Malaya Eye Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. amir@ummc.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Malaya Eye Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
BMC Ophthalmol, 2016;16:39.
PMID: 27079202 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0215-3

Abstract

Vascular insufficiency has been reported to be a cause of normal tension glaucoma (NTG). The aim of this study was to compare ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) and ophthalmic artery flow (OAF) between patients with NTG and those without glaucoma.

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