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Intraocular pressure and systemic blood pressure: longitudinal perspective: the Beaver Dam Eye Study
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- Published on: 21 December 2005
- Published on: 21 December 2005Intraocular pressure, systemic blood pressure, and headache: occult pathophysiological link?Show More
Dear Editor,
Klein and colleagues show a significant correlation between blood pressure – both systolic and diastolic – and intraocular pressure (IOP).[1] Law et al. recently showed that blood pressure lowering drugs prevent a significant proportion of headaches; however, the causal relation between hypertension and headache – whether migrainous or non- migrainous -- remains ambiguous.[2] In the absence of a clear...
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