Book chapter
Blood Supply of the Optic Nerve
Ischemic Optic Neuropathies, pp.35-78
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2011
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11852-4_3
Abstract
Since ischemic optic neuropathies are vascular in origin, it is of paramount importance to have an in-depth understanding of the circulation of the optic nerve, to understand their pathogenesis and management. This is particularly necessary due to the highly complex nature of the in vivo circulation of the optic nerve head (ONH), which plays a decisive role in the development of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION). It is the lack of this information which is responsible for the current controversy and confusion on various aspects of ischemic optic neuropathies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Blood Supply of the Optic Nerve
- Creators
- Sohan Hayreh - University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Ischemic Optic Neuropathies, pp.35-78
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-11852-4_3
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin, Heidelberg
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980026702771
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