Abstract
Alterations of blood flow in the retinal vascular system, whether associated with specific ocular diseases such as retinal-vessel occlusion, or whether resulting from systemic diseases such as diabetes or systemic hypertension, may lead to serious impairment of visual function and, often, to blindness. To increase the chances for successful treatment, it is important that such alterations in blood flow be detected as early as possible in the course of a disease.
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Riva, C.E., Feke, G.T. (1981). Laser Doppler Velocimetry in the Measurement of Retinal Blood Flow. In: Goldman, L. (eds) The Biomedical Laser. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5922-0_13
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