the ophthalmologic outcomes of diabetes were important. this research is conducted to assess the relation between diabetes and intraocular pressure changes in the patients of avicenna hospital, compared with healthy persons referring to the facility. with cross-sectional research, 400 persons including 200 diabetics and non-diabetics were selected on a random basis over one year in 2012. resear...

The relationship between intraocular and systemic blood pressures was investigated in a prospective study of 572 middle-aged men. There was no consistent relationship between intraocular pressure at first visit and age. Subjects with an intraocular pressure greater than 20 mm Hg had a significantly higher systolic blood pressure than controls matched for age. An autoregressive model was used to...

PURPOSE To examine the impact of diurnal variation in intraocular pressure (IOP) and mean ocular perfusion pressure (MOPP) on the variation in anterior optic nerve capillary blood flow (BF) in patients with untreated early primary open-angle glaucoma (uPOAG) and healthy volunteers. METHODS Fourteen patients with uPOAG (age, 56.3 +/- 12 years [SD]; seven men) and 14 normal subjects (age, 57.6 ...

Glaucoma, given its insidious nature, is often coined 'the sneak thief of sight'. Following this trail of thought, primary open angle glaucoma with low or normal tension (POAGLNT) could be coined 'the king of thieves'. The lack of a compelling red fag of high intraocular pressure (IOP), together with the diurnal fuctuation of the deceptively low baseline IOP, POAGLNT poses a therapeutic challen...

PURPOSE To investigate the effect of lateral decubitus position (LDP) on nocturnal intraocular pressure (IOP) and the effect of LDP on 24-hour habitual IOP pattern in healthy subjects. METHODS Intraocular pressure was measured every 2-hours using an Accupen Applanation Tonometer (Accutome, USA). During the diurnal period (7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:30 pm, and 9:3...

PURPOSE To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effects and tolerability of the 3 prostaglandin-timolol fixed combinations (PG-timolol FCs). METHODS Clinical trials comparing directly the PG-timolol FCs or comparing the PG-timolol FCs to their individual components were thoroughly searched. The main outcome measures were efficacy assessed by IOP (taken at 9 am, noon, 4 pm, and ove...

While the relationship between intraocular pressure and plasma osmolarity has been investigated during hemodialysis, no research has been published concerning the relationship between intraocular pressure and plasma colloid osmotic pressure during hemodialysis. We describe a patient with neovascular glaucoma who demonstrated a marked decrease in intraocular pressure during hemodialysis. The pat...

BACKGROUND To examine the outcome and complications of combined phacoemulsification and endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation as surgical management of cataract and glaucoma. DESIGN Retrospective uncontrolled case series from the glaucoma unit, Western Eye Hospital, London, UK. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-three eyes from 59 patients with coexisting cataract and glaucoma. METHODS Patients underwent rout...