Open AccessBody Mass Index Has a Linear Relationship with Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
Author(s) -
John P. Berdahl,
David Fleischman,
Jana Zaydlarova,
Sandra S. Stinnett,
R. Rand Allingham,
Michael P. Fautsch
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.11-8220
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid pressure , intraocular pressure , glaucoma , population , surgery , ophthalmology , cerebrospinal fluid , environmental health
To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP), as low BMI and low CSFP have recently been described as risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
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