Systemic Hypoxia Increases Retinal Blood Flow but Reduces the Oxygen Saturation Less in Peripheral Than in Macular Vessels in Normal Persons
Systemic hypoxia can affect the venous oxygen saturation in vessels draining the retinal periphery and the macular area differently. The findings may help to understand the regionally varying manifestations of retinal vascular disease.
Authors
- Signe Krejberg Jeppesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5105-2631)
- Line Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-2650)
- Toke Bek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-2534)
- Jacob Drachmann
Institutions
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.6.43
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.08
Funders
- Synoptik-Fonden