Effect of smoking on visual evoked potential (VEP) and visual reaction time (VRT)
Background: Nicotine in tobacco smoke causes demyelination. Again, hypoxia in long-term smokers is linked to neuropathy. Visual receptors are early sufferer of neuropathy. Visual-Acuity & other ocular tests often fail to detect subtle changes of neuropathy which, however, can be detected by VEP...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/26689 |