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- Published on: 22 March 2016
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- Published on: 22 March 2016Tight neckties: Author's replyShow More
Dear Editor,
We thank Dr Jonas for his interest in our work and his important supplements about patho-physiological aspects regarding neck circulation and intraocular pressure. As the optic nerve head is in close contact to both intraocular and subarachnoidal space, one may imagine a disc protecting balance in chronically elevated jugular pressure [1]. Short- term fluctuations of cervical circulation, as present...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016Tight necktie, intraocular pressure and intracranial pressureShow More
Dear Editor
I would like to congratulate Theelen et al for their recent article on impact factors on intraocular pressure measurements in healthy subjects [1], and I would like to add a thought. As Theelen and colleagues point out with reference to the literature [2,3], increased pressure in the jugular vein leads to increased brain pressure, and by an increase in the episcleral venous pressure, to an elev...
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