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Changes in choroidal thickness in healthy participants after induction of sympathetic hyperactivity using the cold pressor test

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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP20K19698.

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  1. Department of Orthoptics, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare, Fukuoka, Japan

    Rino Umemoto, Yuki Hashimoto, Sakurako Imabayashi & Takeshi Yoshitomi

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R. U. involved in the design of the study, collected the data, interpretation of the data, drafted the manuscript, and reviewed the literature. Y. H. involved in the design of the study, collected the data, interpretation of the data, drafted of the manuscript, revised the manuscript, and review of the literature. S. I. participated in collection of the data and interpretation of the data. T. Y. drafted the manuscript, interpreted the data, and critically reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Yuki Hashimoto.

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This study was approved by the ethics committee of Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare (approval ID: 20-fiuhw-022) and adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.

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Umemoto, R., Hashimoto, Y., Imabayashi, S. et al. Changes in choroidal thickness in healthy participants after induction of sympathetic hyperactivity using the cold pressor test. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 261, 585–587 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-022-05820-5

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