Plasma cortisol suppression response in the South African Black population with glaucoma

Jeffrey Freedman, Robert David, L. Andre Van Der Walt, Maurice H. Luntz

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Abstract

Plasma cortisol suppression was measured in 25 Black glaucomatous patients and in 19 Black patients of similar age and sex, but without glaucoma, who acted as controls. Initial serum cortisol levels were found to be slightly higher in the glaucomatous group. The response to systemically-administered cortisone was statistically more marked in the glaucomatous patients compared with the control group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)786-788
Number of pages3
JournalBritish Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume60
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1976
Externally publishedYes

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