Ocular hypertension

Delaying treatment of ocular hypertension: the ocular hypertension treatment study.

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and efficacy of earlier vs later treatment in preventing primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in individuals with ocular hypertension. METHODS One thousand six hundred thirty-six individuals with intraocular pressure (IOP) from 24 to 32 mm Hg in 1 eye and 21 to 32 mm Hg in the fellow eye were randomized to observation or to topical ocular hypotensive medication. ...

Ocular hypertension and posture.

Thirty-seven patients with ocular hypertension (OH) and 29 age matched controls were studied. Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements were made in the sitting position and, immediately after changing posture, in the lying position. Sixty-three (85%) of the OH eyes and all the control eyes showed either stable IOP readings on changing posture of small elevations up to 3 mmHg. Eleven (15%) of the...

Chronic Glaucomatous Ocular Hypertension

PERSONS who present ocular hypertension following iritis, traumatism or tumour may have hard eyes and increased intraocular tension without necessarily being glaucomatous. While certain cases of this kind may be benefited by decompressive treatment, it is necessary to distinguish such conditions from true glaucoma and to define the signs of this affection, which illuminate its pathogeny and thu...

Ocular manifestations of hypertension

Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study.

F OR DECADES BEFORE THE INITIATION OF THE Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS), no consensus existed among ophthalmologists regarding the treatment of patients with ocular hypertension. Some studies affirmed the protective benefits of treatment, and other studies did not support the use of preventive medical therapy. Therefore, it was unclear if early treatment was beneficial. Most of the...