PURPOSE: To assess intraocular pressure (IOP) before and after 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year in normal eyes submitted to a phacoemulsification. METHODS: Intraocular pressure retrospective analyses (measured by Goldmann applanation tonometer) of 221 normal eyes of 133 patients submitted to an uneventful phacoemulsification. The IOP was evaluated before and after phacoemulsification ( 1day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year), and these values were […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of the body weight and body mass index (BMI) on the intraocular pressure (IOP) peaks and fluctuation in the water-drinking test (WDT) in primary open angle (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients, as well as normal eyes (NE). METHODS: Thirty-two eyes of 32 POAG patients, 30 eyes of 30 NTG patients and 20 eyes of 20 normal patients were evaluated in this transversal study. None of the patients were using antiglaucomatous drugs at the […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate intraocular pressure variation due to postural changing of supine to sitting position and, to correlate this variation with visual field defects in primary open angle and normal tension glaucoma patients, as well as normal eyes. METHODS: Thirty-two eyes of 32 POAG patients, 30 eyes of 30 NTG patients and 20 eyes of 20 normal patients were evaluated in the study. Intraocular pressure was measured at 6 o’clock in supine position and 5 minutes after in sitting position […]