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Influence of the Third Cranial Nerve
THE adrenergic sympathetic system has been shown to exert a considerable effect on the intra-ocular pressure (Greaves and Perkins, 1952). We know, however, that cholinergic drugs are often effective in lowering the intraocular pressure in glaucoma so that it is possible that the parasympathetic system may also play a part in the control of the tension of the eye. Since the third cranial nerve c...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Radiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0938-7994,1432-1084
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-07739-7