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Quantification of optic disc edema during exposure to high altitude shows no correlation to acute mountain sickness
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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 scanning laser ophthalmoscope (cSLO, Heidelberg Retina Tomograph, HRT3®) was used to quantify changes at the ONH in 18 healthy participants before, during and after rapid ascent to high altitude (45...
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0027022
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- Public Library of Science
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- PLoS ONE More from this journal
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- e27022
- Publication date:
- 2011-11-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2011-10-07
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1932-6203
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English
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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- © 2011 Willmann et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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