Effects of obesity on retrobulbar flow hemodynamics: color Doppler ultrasound evaluation
ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA, vol.80, no.3, pp.143-147, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 80 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170036
- Journal Name: ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.143-147
- Keywords: Ultrasonography, Doppler, color, Intraocular pressure, Obesity/complications, Hemodynamics, Blood flow velocity, Blood vessels/diagnostic imaging, Ophthalmic artery/diagnostic imaging, Eye/blood supply, Ultrasonogra-phy/methods, OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, OCULAR BLOOD-FLOW, BODY-MASS INDEX, INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE, EYE, ARTERY, AUTOREGULATION, RESISTANCE, CATARACT, VESSELS
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP) and extraocular orbital vessels with color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) and investigate the effects of obesity on retrobulbar blood flow.