TY - JOUR
T1 - The Angiographic Pattern of the Peripheral Retinal Vasculature
AU - Asdourian, George K.
AU - Goldberg, Morton F.
PY - 1979/12
Y1 - 1979/12
N2 - Various diseases of the peripheral retinal vasculature, such as sickle cell retinopathy and Eales' disease, demonstrate vascular abnormalities. For comparative purposes, we documented angiographically the peripheral retinal vasculature in young, healthy subjects. Our findings showed the density of the capillary bed to be highest in the posterior pole and least concentrated toward the periphery. Peripheral capillaries are considerably larger than those found posteriorly and have fewer bifurcations. Our technique also detected the periarterial capillary-free zone and the zone without capillaries adjacent to the ora serrata. These aspects were consistent with findings of other investigators using in vitro techniques. By creating a standard of normalcy in vivo, the angiographic technique allows vascular abnormalities evident in diseases of the peripheral retinal vasculature to be more precisely defined and compared.
AB - Various diseases of the peripheral retinal vasculature, such as sickle cell retinopathy and Eales' disease, demonstrate vascular abnormalities. For comparative purposes, we documented angiographically the peripheral retinal vasculature in young, healthy subjects. Our findings showed the density of the capillary bed to be highest in the posterior pole and least concentrated toward the periphery. Peripheral capillaries are considerably larger than those found posteriorly and have fewer bifurcations. Our technique also detected the periarterial capillary-free zone and the zone without capillaries adjacent to the ora serrata. These aspects were consistent with findings of other investigators using in vitro techniques. By creating a standard of normalcy in vivo, the angiographic technique allows vascular abnormalities evident in diseases of the peripheral retinal vasculature to be more precisely defined and compared.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1979.01020020532003
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1979.01020020532003
M3 - Article
C2 - 518382
AN - SCOPUS:0018601203
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 97
SP - 2316
EP - 2318
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 12
ER -