Accelerated reperfusion of poorly perfused retinal areas in central retinal artery occlusion and branch retinal artery occlusion after a short treatment with enhanced external counterpulsation.

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Published in Retina on August 01, 2004

Authors

Dierk Werner1, Fabian Michalk, Joanna Harazny, Claudia Hugo, Werner G Daniel, Georg Michelson

Author Affiliations

1: II Medical Department (Cardiology and Angiology), Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. Dierk.Werner@nexgo.de

Associated clinical trials:

the Impact of EECP on Intraocular Pressure | NCT01774188

Effect of EECP on Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION) | NCT01768260

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