Vision loss: beware of chronic stress

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Extract from the article: A study published in the journal « Aging Cell » suggests that chronic stress causes eye tissue to accelerate its ageing process, resulting in reduced or even lost vision. The study was conducted by scientists

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A study published in the journal « Aging Cell » suggests that chronic stress causes eye tissue to accelerate its ageing process, resulting in reduced or even lost vision. The study was conducted by scientists from the University of California (USA), who examined the optic nerve heads of eyes treated with a slight increase in pressure in mice. What the researchers found was that in the head of the young optic nerve there was no loss of axons, which are nerve extensions. However, in the optic nerves of older animals, a significant loss of axons was noted, as can be observed in glaucoma patients.

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