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Translaminar Autonomous System Model for the Modulation of Intraocular and Intracranial Pressure in Human Donor Posterior Segments
Published on: April 24, 2020
[The effect of blood pressure on the development of glaucoma]
Michael Stormly Hansen1, Tobias Torp-Pedersen, Anders Hvid-Hansen
1Øjenafdelingen, Glostrup Hospital Nordre Ringvej 57, 2600 Glostrup. mkolko@dadlnet.dk.
Abstract:
Compromised autoregulation of ocular blood flow is a plausible consequence of hypertension, and studies indicate that hypertension can lead to progression of glaucoma. Initiating antihypertensive therapy in subjects with long-standing hypertension could deteriorate ocular blood flow leading ultimately to glaucomatous damage. Evidence on this topic is still equivocal but until adequate knowledge on the field has been established we recommend referral of patients disposed for glaucoma to ophthalmologic examination when initiating antihypertensive medication.
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