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The association between retinal vein pulsation pressure and optic disc haemorrhages in glaucoma.

Dong AnPhilip HouseChristopher BarryAndrew TurpinAllison M McKendrickBalwantray C ChauhanSiobhan MannersStuart L GrahamDao-Yi YuWilliam H Morgan
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Higher VPP was associated with disc haemorrhage and implicates the involvement of venous pathology, but the effect size is small. Additionally, a greater carotid resistance index suggests that flow pathology in the ophthalmic or carotid arteries may be associated with disc haemorrhage.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • optical coherence tomography
  • diabetic retinopathy