Ocular blood flow velocity in primary open angle glaucoma - A tropical african population study

• Published in: Middle East African journal of ophthalmology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 174 - 178
• Main Authors: Adeyinka, Odunlami, Olugbenga, Ayoola, Helen, Onakpoya, Adebayo, Adetiloye, Rasheed, Arogundade
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications 01.04.2013; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; African Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Aged; Blood; Blood flow; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Case-Control Studies; Ciliary Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Ciliary Arteries - physiology; Female; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - ethnology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Nigeria; Ophthalmology; Original; Population; Prospective Studies; Retinal Artery - diagnostic imaging; Retinal Artery - physiology; Teaching hospitals; Therapy; Tonometry, Ocular; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; Veins & arteries; Nigeria; Glaucoma; Intraocular Pressure; Ocular Doppler; Case-Control; Resistive Index; Case-Control Group; Black-skinned Africans

Purpose: To assess blood flow velocity in newly diagnosed indigenous black-skinned Africans with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Materials and Methods: Prospective case-control study at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria on 50 newly diagnosed POAG patients (POAG group...