Plasma cortisol in glaucoma.
Plasma cortisol level and intraocular tension were determined diurnally in 40 normal and 40 glaucomatous patients at 8 AM and 8 PM. It was observed that (1) plasma cortisol level was higher in glaucomatous patients at both the periods; (2) the diurnal variation in plasma cortisol was parallel to diurnal variation in intraocular tension in both glaucomatous and normal persons; and (3) the diurnal variation in plasma cortisol level also was more marked in glaucomatous patients as compared to normal persons.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006854:Hydrocortisone