| Identifier |
20160301_nanos_posters_196 |
| Title |
Patterns of Change in Macular Thickness on OCT in Normal Pregnancy and Pregnancy Complicated by Hypertension: A Tool for Assessing Dynamic Function of the Microcirculation (.pdf) |
| Creator |
Robert J. Herman; T. Lee-Ann Hawkins; R. Geoff Williams; Kara Nerenberg; Kelly Zarnke; Anshula Ambasta; Fiona Costello |
| Affiliation |
(RJH) (LAH) (KN) (KZ) (AA) University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada; (LAH) (KN) Obstetric Internal Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada; (RGW) (FC) University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, Calgary, AB; (FC) Department of Neurosciences, Section of Neuro Ophthalmology Calgary, AB, Canada |
| Subject |
Pregnancy; Hypertension; Preeclampsia; Autoregulation; Microcirculation |
| Description |
The macula is a capillary bed with a microcirculation homologous to that of CNS tissues. Unlike arterioles of most organs, the eye and brain autoregulate (AR) capillary transudation such that it remains within physiologic limits despite large variations in pressure and flow within the systemic circulation. Pregnancy is accompanied by 40-60% greater blood volume and cardiac output and increased capillary permeability. These test the integrity of the AR reflex. Our study assesses whether SD-OCT measurements of retinal macular thickness can profile dynamic changes in AR response in pregnancy. |
| Date |
2016-03-01 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2016 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2016: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2016. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fn4d3x |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
185281 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fn4d3x |
