Vasoreactivity of the optic nerve head, nailfold, and facial skin in response to cold provocation in normal-tension glaucoma patients.

Background: The dysfunction of optic nerve head (ONH) hemodynamics has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). The aim of this study was to compare vasoreactivity in the ONH, nailfold, and facial skin in response to cold-water provocation in NTG patients and healthy controls.

Methods: We performed cold-water provocation in 14 eyes of 14 NTG patients and 15 eyes of 15 age-matched control subjects.

The development of method for continuous improvement of master file of the nursing practice terminology.

Nursing Action Master and Nursing Observation Master were released from 2002 to 2008. Two kinds of format, an Excel format and a CSV format file are prepared for maintaining them. Followings were decided as a basic rule of the maintenance: newly addition, revision, deletion, the numbering of the management and a rule of the coding.