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Correlation between central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure peak and fluctuation during the water drinking test in glaucoma patients
Furlanetto, Rafael Lacerda; Facio Júnior, Antonio Carlos; Hatanaka, Marcelo; Susanna Junior, Remo.
Affiliation
  • Furlanetto, Rafael Lacerda; s.af
  • Facio Júnior, Antonio Carlos; s.af
  • Hatanaka, Marcelo; s.af
  • Susanna Junior, Remo; s.af
Clinics ; Clinics;65(10): 967-970, 2010. ilus, tab
Article ي En | LILACS | ID: lil-565978
المكتبة المسؤولة: BR1.1
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To investigate the correlation between central corneal thickness and outflow facility assessed by intraocular pressure peak and fluctuation during the water drinking test.

METHODS:

Fifty-five newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma patients submitted to central corneal thickness measurements and water drinking test were enrolled in this retrospective study.;. Patients were divided into three groups according to their central corneal thickness. Pearson's Correlation test was performed in the groups with lower and higher pachymetric values.

RESULTS:

The mean age was 65,65 ± 28,28 years; 63,63 percent were female and 52,72 percent were caucasian. The mean central corneal thickness was 544,32 ± 36,86 µm, and the mean baseline intraocular pressure was 23,36 ± 6,26 mmHg. During the water drinking test, the mean intraocular pressure peak and mean intraocular pressure fluctuation were 30,43 ± 8,13 mmHg and 31,46 ± 18,46 percent, respectively. No relevant correlation was detected between the central corneal thickness and the intraocular pressure peak (r² = 0,021) or between the central corneal thickness and the intraocular pressure fluctuation (r² = 0,011). Group 1 presented a mean central corneal thickness of 505,81 ± 13,86 µm, and Group 3 was 583,55 ± 27,87 µm (p = 0,001). The mean intraocular pressure peak was 31,05 ± 9,05 mmHg and 27,83 ± 4,92 mmHg in Group 1 and in Group 3, respectively (p = 0,193). The difference of intraocular pressure fluctuation was not statistically significant between Group 1 (mean 28,47±16,25 percent) and Group3 (mean 33,27 ± 21,27 percent) (p = 0,43).

CONCLUSION:

In our case series, no correlation was found between central corneal thickness and water drinkingtest results.
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النص الكامل: 1 الفهرس: LILACS الموضوع الرئيسي: Water / Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Cornea / Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological / Drinking / Intraocular Pressure نوع الدراسة: Observational_studies المحددات: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male اللغة: En مجلة: Clinics موضوع المجلة: MEDICINA السنة: 2010 نوع: Article
النص الكامل: 1 الفهرس: LILACS الموضوع الرئيسي: Water / Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Cornea / Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological / Drinking / Intraocular Pressure نوع الدراسة: Observational_studies المحددات: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male اللغة: En مجلة: Clinics موضوع المجلة: MEDICINA السنة: 2010 نوع: Article