Acute emotional stress as a trigger for intraocular pressure elevation in Glaucoma

Acute emotional stress as a trigger for intraocular pressure elevation in Glaucoma

Abstract Background Stress-induced activation of the sympathetic nervous system leads to a cascade of metabolic reactions. Emotional stress is a more specific form of stress in which the stressor is a psychological response to a situation subjectively perceived as traumatic. Stress hormones can have...

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Main Authors: Kevin Gillmann, Kirsten Hoskens, Kaweh Mansouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Glaucoma
Intraocular pressure
Stress
Anxiety
Mental health
Risk factor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-019-1075-4

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