Is the change of oxygen extraction from retinal vessels upon flicker light stimulation dependent on the nerve fiber layer thickness in glaucoma patients?

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug;254(8):1649-1650. doi: 10.1007/s00417-016-3367-1. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Authors

M Hammer^{1

2}, L Ramm³, S Peters⁴, R Augsten⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Jena, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany. [email protected].
² Center for Medical Optics and Photonics, University of Jena, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany. [email protected].
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Jena, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany.

PMID: 27116213
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-016-3367-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Glaucoma / diagnosis
Glaucoma / metabolism*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Fibers / metabolism*
Nerve Fibers / pathology
Oxygen / metabolism*
Retinal Ganglion Cells / metabolism*
Retinal Ganglion Cells / pathology
Retinal Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Retinal Vessels / metabolism*
Tomography, Optical Coherence

Substances

Oxygen