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Oxygen saturation of blood in the anterior ciliary veins in patients with primary glaucoma
Author(s) -
Gamm E. G.,
Puchkov S. G.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb01553.x
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , ophthalmology , oxygen saturation , intraocular pressure , ciliary body , ciliary processes , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry
. Results of the investigation of the oxyhaemoglobin content in the blood of the anterior ciliary veins in 23 patients with primary glaucoma and in 4 patients with senile cataract are presented. An extremely high content of oxyhaemoglobin in the anterior ciliary veins was revealed in all patients irrespective of the level of the intraocular pressure and the stage of the disease.