[Autoregulation of macular capillary blood flow evaluated by the blue field entoptic phenomenon]

Autoregulation of the macular capillary blood flow was investigated using a blue-field entoptoscope and OCVM suction cup system. The perfusion pressure was reduced by elevation of the intraocular pressure with a Langham's suction cup placed on the temporal sclera. The results showed that the autoregulatory response maintains the macular capillary blood flow velocity until the perfusion pressure is reduced to approximately 25 mmHg. The Closed-loop gain of the autoregulatory response functions at a perfusion pressure as low as approximately 10 mmHg, below which it did not work well.