Assessment of Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity in Patients With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Using the Breath-Holding Index

Arslan, Gurcan; Olgun, Ali; Ozcan, Delil; GÖKÇAL, ELİF; Guven, Dilek; ASİL, Talip

doi:10.1097/ijg.0000000000001711

Assessment of Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity in Patients With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Using the Breath-Holding Index

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Arslan G. D. , Olgun A., Ozcan D., GÖKÇAL E. , Guven D., ASİL T.

JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA, vol.30, no.2, pp.157-163, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001711
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA
Page Numbers: pp.157-163

Abstract

Precis: Patients with ocular hypertension (OHT) do not show impaired cerebral vasodilation responses to hypercapnia but patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) do. Impaired vasoreactivity in patients with POAG may have neuronal or vascular origins and increase stroke risk.