AGE-RELATED IMPAIRMENT OF AUTOREGULATION: A MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR FOR GLAUCOMA

青光眼的患病率和发病率随着年龄的增长而急剧增加。随着年龄的增长，眼睛对生理压力波动的缓冲能力受损可能在青光眼的发展中起关键作用。该项目将使用非侵入性成像来确定受损的自动调节是否会增加患青光眼的风险。它将确定这种与年龄相关的自动调节下降是否可以恢复，并以这种方式提供对青光眼的保护。

The prevalence and incidence of glaucoma increase dramatically with age. An impaired capacity to buffer against physiological pressure fluctuations in the eye with aging may play a key role in the development of glaucoma. This project will use non-invasive imaging to determine if impaired autoregulation increases the risk of developing glaucoma. It will determine if this age-related decline in autoregulation can be restored and in this way provide protection against glaucoma.