Open AccessEvaluation and correlation of stress scores with blood pressure, endogenous cortisol levels, and homocysteine levels in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy and comparison with age-matched controls
Author(s) -
Abhishek Agarwal,
Monika Garg,
Nikhil Dixit,
Rohini Godara
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.195591
Subject(s) - morning , medicine , homocysteine , evening , blood pressure , endocrinology , diastole , context (archaeology) , serous fluid , hydrocortisone , biology , paleontology , physics , astronomy
Stress had been associated with the development of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). The study was designed to evaluate the effect of stress on other risk factors of CSC such as serum cortisol levels, serum homocysteine levels, and blood pressure (BP) in CSC patients.