Psychosomatic Opthamology Schlaegel and Hoyt

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' In 1960, it was reckoned that between 40 and 100 per cent of recorded eye disorders were influenced by psychological factors. Intraocular pressure, for example, can be clearly associated with states of anxiety and emotional conflict, and so many affect conditions such as Glaucoma. This has never been disproved, but advances in medical technology have drawn attention away from it. Whereas in the past Talking therapies have been successfully used in conjunction with medications to reduce pressure within the eye, today drug treatments are applied almost automatically. Textbooks like Schlaegel and Hoyt's once popular Psychosomatic Opthalmology have become historical curiosities. The amazing and detailed knowledge now available about the eye and it's structure must seem much more appealing than psychological theories about the unconscious factors underlying eye problems. And who can blame Opthalmologists for this?' taken from the book Why do People get Ill by Darian Leader and David Corfield.
I wanted to share this as I think it is very interesting and I wonder how many people reading this would say that their eye condition may have been influenced by a highly emotive moment in their life. I know that my eye problems began within a week of a hugely emotional time for me.
Also has anyone heard of the mentioned text book or read it?
Bette

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