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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye.

Physiology and measurement

Intraocular pressure is mainly determined by the coupling of the production of aqueous humor from the eye's ciliary body and its drainage through the trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal located in the anterior chamber angle.

Intraocular pressure is measured with a tonometer.

Influencing factors

Intraocular pressure measurement is also influenced by corneal thickness and rigidity.[1][2]

Significance

Ocular hypertension (OHT) is defined by intraocular pressure being higher than normal, in the absence of optic nerve damage or visual field loss.[3][4] Current consensus in ophthalmology defines normal introcular pressure as that between 10 mmHg and 20 mmHg.[5][6]

The average value of intraocular pressure is 15 mmHg with fluctuations of about 0.25 mmHg. Intraocular pressure varies throughout the night and day. The diurnal variation for normal eyes is between 3 and 6 mmHg and the variation may increase in glaucomatous eyes. During the night, intraocular pressure usually decreases due to the slower production of aqueous humour. Intraocular pressure also varies with a number of other factors such as heart rate, respiration, exercise, fluid intake, systemic medication and topical drugs. Alcohol consumption leads to a transient decrease in intraocular pressure and caffeine may increase intaocular pressure. [7]

Ocular hypertension is the most important risk factor for glaucoma.

Differences in pressure between the two eyes is often clinically significant, and potentially associated with certain types of glaucoma, as well as iritis or retinal detachment.

Because of the effect of corneal thickness and rigidity on measured value of intraocular pressure, some forms of refractive surgery (such as photorefractive keratectomy) can cause traditional intraocular pressure measurements to appear normal when in fact the pressure may be abnormally high.

Intraocular pressure may become elevated due to anatomical problems, inflammation of the eye, genetic factors, as a side-effect from medication, or during exercise.[8] Intaocular pressure usually increases with age and is genetically influenced.[9]

Hypotony, or ocular hypotony, is typically defined as intraocular pressure equal to or less than 5 mmHg.[10][11] Such low intraocular pressure could indicate fluid leakage and deflation of the eyeball.

Case History

One of the most extensive intraocular pressure case history records assembled to date is available online.[12] As of December 29, 2006, this case history included over 12,755 intraocular pressure measurements over a period of 170 days under a wide variety of real life situations.

Additional intraocular pressure measurements are continuing to be recorded at a rate of up to 100 per day and this case history web site is updated regularly. The size of the data set and the frequency with which measurements are recorded may lead to additional insights into intraocular pressure changes in response to a diverse number of factors. One interesting recent discussion that arose directly from data mining the large data set involved the timing of using glaucoma eye drop medications.[13]

Another question that is extensively discussed in the patient's commentary at the Case History site is the relationship between psychological stress and intraocular pressure. According to conventional wisdom, a patient's stress (e.g. nervousness or anxiousness) does not increase the patient's intraocular pressure the way it might increase their blood pressure. The data of the Case History challenges this convention wisdom, although a single case history will certainly not settle the question. What can be said at this point is that stress can seemingly increase intraocular pressure in at least the one individual being followed in this ambitious Case History project. Researchers will have to continue investigating the connection between stress and intraocular pressure.

References

  1. Effect of Central Corneal Thickness on Dynamic Contour Tonometry and Goldmann Applanation Tonometry in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma by Matthias C. Grieshaber, MD; Andreas Schoetzau, MS; Claudia Zawinka, MD; Josef Flammer, MD; Selim Orgul, MD in Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125:740-744.
  2. Corneal Pachymetry: A Prerequisite for Applanation Tonometry? by Tanaka in Arch Ophthalmol.1998; 116: 544-545
  3. Archives of Opthalmology
  4. American Optometric Association
  5. webMD
  6. Glaucoma Overview from eMedicine
  7. Intaocular pressure measure on normal eyes by Pardianto G et al., in Mimbar Ilmiah Oftalmologi Indonesia.2005;2: 78-9.
  8. Intraocular Pressure Variation During Weight Lifting by Vieira et al., in Arch Ophthalmol.2006; 124: 1251-1254.
  9. Intaocular pressure measure on normal eyes by Pardianto G et al., in Mimbar Ilmiah Oftalmologi Indonesia.2005;2: 80.
  10. http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic579.htm
  11. http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/117/2/189
  12. fiteyes.com/blogs/dave
  13. Combining-Timoptic-and-Xalatan

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