Vascular issues in nail bed associated with glaucoma

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Vascular Abnormalities in Nail Bed Suggestive of Glaucoma

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On October 31, 2011 @ 5:31 am In Glaucoma,Research | Comments Disabled

A study recently reported in the Archives of Ophthalmology, found that nail bed hemorrhage and loss of nail capillaries were strongly associated with the presence of optic disc hemorrhage in patients with glaucoma.

Researchers studied the characteristics of nailfold capillary changes in patients with glaucoma and analyzed their possible relationship to other clinical characteristics of glaucoma. The researchers concluded that nail bed hemorrhage can thus serve as a clinical marker of optic disc hemorrhage in patients with glaucoma.

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