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[Effect of the consumption of ethanol on the microcirculation of the human optic nerve head in the acute phase].
Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Nov 1999
Kojima S, Sugiyama T, Kojima M, Azuma I, Ito S
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PURPOSE: The effect of the consumption of ethanol on the circulation of the optic nerve head (ONH) in the human eye in the acute phase and its mechanism were studied. METHODS: Eleven volunteers drank a bottle of beer (633 ml) with or without ethanol (29.5 g). Normalized blur (NB), a quantitative index of blood flow velocity, was measured in the temporal site of the ONH. NB, blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate (PR)...
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