Quantification of optic disc edema during exposure to high altitude shows no correlation to acute mountain sickness

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to quantify changes of the optic nerve head (ONH) during exposure to high altitude and to assess a correlation with acute mountain sickness (AMS). This work is related to the Tuebingen High Altitude Ophthalmology (THAO) study. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A confocal s...

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Những tác giả chính: Willmann, G, Fischer, M, Schatz, A, Schommer, K, Messias, A, Zrenner, E, Bartz-Schmidt, K, Gekeler, F
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Public Library of Science 2011