title: Color Doppler imaging in evaluation of optic nerve blood supply in normal and glaucomatous subjects.
abstract: The authors evaluate by means of Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) the blood flow in ophthalmic artery, posterior ciliary arteries and central retinal artery in a group of glaucomatous patients. The data obtained in this study show a statistically significant reduction of the mean systolic peak flow velocity in ophthalmic artery in glaucomas in comparison with controls. In Glaucomatous patients with uncontrolled IOP there was a reduction of end-diastolic flow velocities and a rise of resistivity index in ciliary arteries and central retinal artery.
authors.affiliation: University of Florence, Department of Physiopathological Optics, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galassi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nuzzaci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vielmo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography