title: Sex-related difference in intraocular pressure in healthy young subjects.
abstract: Sex-related differences in intraocular pressures of the right and left eye was studied in 64 men and 61 women, all young and right-handed. Intraocular pressures of the right and left eye were higher for women than men. Sex-related difference in intraocular pressure may be associated with presence of the sex hormone, oestrogen, in women which reduces sympathetic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dane
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aslankurt
authors.forename: Ahmet Taylan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gümüştekin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens