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An adequate oxygen supply is essential to the retina. Without oxygen, vision vanishes within seconds. Retinal hypoxia is an important factor in the origin and the development of retinal disorders, i.e. diabetic retinopathy, occlusion of retinal vessels and glaucoma.
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Blumenröder, S., Augustin, A.J., Spitznas, M., Koch, F., Grus, F. (1996). Retino-Choroidal Oxygen Imaging through a Fundus Camera. In: Ince, C., Kesecioglu, J., Telci, L., Akpir, K. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XVII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 388. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0333-6_3
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