Circadian rhythm dysfunction in glaucoma: A hypothesis

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jean Louis, Girardin ^a,b,c   Zizi, Ferdinand ^a,b,c   Lazzaro, Douglas R ^a   Wolintz, Arthur H ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^c KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; MELANOPSIN; MELATONIN;

BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PIGMENT CELL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 39749140370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-6-1     Document Type: Review

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