Análisis comparativo del flujo sanguíneo retrobulbar en pacientes con queratocono simétrico y asimétrico

Fatma Huriye Kısa1, Hüseyin Findik1, Feyzahan Uzun1

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey.

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Resumen

Los pacientes con queratocono presentan alteraciones en el flujo sanguíneo retrobulbar, con elevación del PI de la arteria oftálmica (oaPI) y del PI de la arteria central de la retina (craPI) en los ojos afectados. Los ojos no afectados en los casos asimétricos tenían un oaPI más bajo, lo que sugiere una posible participación vascular en el queratocono.

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