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

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 sc...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Willmann, M Dominik Fischer, Andreas Schatz, Kai Schommer, Andre Messias, Eberhart Zrenner, Karl U Bartz-Schmidt, Florian Gekeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206056?pdf=render

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