Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block on Human Retinal Blood Flow.

Accession number;00A0204818
Title;Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block on Human Retinal Blood Flow.
Author; KIUCHI YOSHIAKI (Osaka National Hospital) HIROTA ATSUSHI (Hiroshima Prefect. Hosp.) TAKAMATSU MICHIYA (Yamaguchiken Koseiren Shuto Gen. Hosp.) MISHIMA HIROMU (Hiroshima Univ., Sch. of Med.) KANEKO KOTARO (Hiroshima Prefect. Hosp.)
Journal Title;Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society
Journal Code:Z0666A
ISSN:0029-0203
VOL.104;NO.1;PAGE.29-33(2000)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.34
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Purpose: The effect of stellate ganglion block(SGB) on human retinal blood flow was evaluated. Methods: We measured the diameter of the retinal artery and vein, and retinal venous flow rate by laser speckle retinal blood flow meter simultaneously in 11 eyes of 11 normal volunteers. Results: The reliable data from 9 eyes of 9 person were used for analysis. SGB did not change the blood pressure, heart rate, retinal arterial diameter, or venous diameter. However SGB increased retinal blood velocity significantly from 9.9.+-.1.6(mean.+-.standard deviation)mm/s to 11.1.+-.1.5mm/s(p<0.01). Intraocular pressure decreased from 12.3.+-.2.1(mean.+-.standard deviation)mmHg to 9.4.+-.2.2mmHg after SGB(p<0.01). There was no relationship between the change of ocular perfusion pressure and that of retinal venous blood velocity. Conclusion: SGB increased the retinal venous blood velocity without changing the retinal vessel diameter. (author abst.)
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