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Trabecular Meshwork Response to Pressure Elevation in the Living Human Eye
Published on: June 20, 2015
[Effects of special natural environments and mechanisms on intraocular pressure]
1Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
Abstract:
With the expansion of human exploration and activities, increasing people work and live in special natural environments with relatively unique characteristics, which can not only lead to pathophysiological changes and metabolic disorders, but also have a great impact on eyes and intraocular pressure (IOP). This article reviews the effects of the high-altitude hypoxia environment, space microgravity environment, deep water environment, dark environment, cold environment and ambient air pollution on IOP, and discusses the mechanisms of related IOP changes.
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