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.

Anatomy of the Ocular Vasculatures

Determination of Ocular Blood Flows with the Microsphere Method
Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Animals
Ocular Blood Flow
Measurement of Ocular Blood Flow: Angiography
Measurement of retinal vessel diameters
Laser Doppler Techniques for Ocular Blood Velocity and Flow
Color Doppler Imaging
Other approaches
Systemic determinants
Local determinants
Neural Control of Ocular Blood Flow
Endothelial control
Retinal ischemia in relation to glaucoma and neuroprotection
Ocular blood flow in diabetes: contribution to the microvascular lesions of diabetic retinopathy
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Hemodynamic changes
The Role of Ocular Blood Flow Abnormalities in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
Ocular Blood Flow in Disease: Other diseases
Systemic diseases.<br />