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Astronaut ophthalmic syndrome.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Sept 2017
Zwart Sara R, Gibson Charles R, Gregory Jesse F, Mader Thomas H, Stover Patrick J, Zeisel Steven H, Smith Scott M
Abstract excerpt
During and after missions on the International Space Station, some astronauts experience ophthalmic changes, including choroidal folds, optic disc edema, cotton-wool spots, globe flattening, and refraction changes. Astronauts with ophthalmic issues had significantly higher plasma concentrations of metabolites that are associated with the 1-carbon metabolic pathway than those without ophthalmic issues. We...
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