Kazuo Emi^(1)
(1)Emi Eye Clinic - Yokkaichi. Japan

	[Ophthalmology]

MATERIAL & METHODS

Fourteen NTG patients and seventeen normal controls were compared. The mean age of the NTG patients was 72 years old. The mean age of the normal controls was 70 years old. After precise explanations of the procedure were given, consent was granted by all of the subjects.

The LOGIQ500 color Doppler unit (GE Medical System) with a 6.5MHz linear phase transducer was used to examine all of the subjects. Color-encoded blood flow of the central retinal artery (CRA) can be seen in the B-scan image of the optic nerve. The short posterior ciliary artery (PCA) is depicted just adjacent to the optic nerve within the retrobulbar space. We performed color Doppler imaging and pulse Doppler method to detect the blood flow of the CRA and PCA. The intraocular pressure, systemic blood pressure and pulse rate of all the subjects were measured before the procedure.

Discussion Board

Any Comment to this presentation?

[ABSTRACT] [INTRODUCTION] [MATERIAL & METHODS] [RESULTS] [DISCUSSION] [CONCLUSIONS] [BIBLIOGRAPHY] [Discussion Board]

---

	[Ophthalmology]

Kazuo Emi
Copyright © 1999-2000. All rights reserved.

Last update: 25/12/99