[Clinical interpretation of retinal circulatory measurements. I. Technical measurement possibilities and clinical interpretation aid].

The present possibilities to measure blood flow and other magnitudes of retinal microcirculation in vivo are discussed. On this basis, a simple model designed for retinal microcirculation is presented as a tool for the clinical interpretation of measuring results. Based on the experience of over 200 measurements of retinal microcirculation magnitudes, subsequent reports give a clinical interpretation of measuring results, utilizing the measuring models presented. Thus, it is intended to demonstrate the actual clinical significance of such measurements.