Rita EhrlichClinical & experimental ophthalmology14yFollowCohort studyClinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2012Impaired ocular blood flow regulation in patients with open-angle glaucoma and diabetes.Yochai Shoshani, Alon Harris, Mohammadali M Shoja … Brent A Siesky +6 moreRead paper Copy citationEndocrinologyCohort studyModerate evidenceDiabetic patients with open-angle glaucoma had lower central retinal artery blood-flow speed.Impaired ocular blood flow regulation in patients with open-angle glaucoma and diabetes.Yochai Shoshani … Brent A SieskyClinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2012BackgroundTo elucidate the potential impact of diabetes mellitus on primary open-angle glaucoma pathology through vascular deficiency.MethodsEighty-four open-angle glaucoma patients (20 diabetic open-angle glaucoma patients and 64 non-diabetic open-angle glaucoma patients) Patients were analyzed for ocular structure, ocular perfusion pressure (ocular perfusion pressure), retrobulbar blood flow and retinal capillary perfusion.Results🎯 Predict13.5%Central retinal artery peak blood-flow speed was 13.5% lower in diabetic patients.“ConclusionDiabetes may interfere with normal vascular regulation and contribute to glaucoma progression.Read full abstractRead paper LikeCommentRepostSendPractice
