Ocular Blood Flow

1. Anatomy of the Ocular Vasculatures
2. Determination of Ocular Blood Flows with the Microsphere Method
3. Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Animals
4. Oxygen Measurements in Animals
5. Measurement of Ocular Blood Flow: Angiography
6. Measurement of Retinal Vessel Diameters
7. Laser Doppler Techniques for Ocular Blood Velocity and Flow
8. Color Doppler Imaging
9. Other Approaches
10. Systemic Determinants
11. Local Determinants
12. Neural Control of Ocular Blood Flow
13. Endothelial and Adrenergic Control
14. Retinal Ischemia in Relation to Glaucoma and Neuroprotection
15. Ocular Blood Flow in Diabetes: Contribution to the Microvascular Lesions of Diabetic Retinopathy
16. Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Hemodynamic Changes
17. The Role of Ocular Blood Flow Abnormalities in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
18. Ocular Blood Flow in Disease: Other Diseases
19. Systemic Diseases : Cardiovascular Disease and Ocular Manifestation

Adequate blood supply to the eye is an important prerequisite for normal visual function. Over the past 40 years our knowledge of ocular blood flow regulation has improved significantly. This reader-friendly textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of ocular blood flow. Lavishly illustrated, it evaluates the wide array of methods that have been used to measure ocular blood flow. Furthermore, it not only offers the reader an evidence-based summary of the physiological and pharmacological properties of ocular blood flow regulation, but also demonstrates the ocular blood flow abnormalities in different vascular diseases. This book will enhance the understanding of all who are interested in learning more about ocular blood flow in health and disease.