Elsevier

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volume 25, Issue 3, November–December 1980, Pages 130-135
Survey of Ophthalmology

Epidemiological aspects of ocular hypertension

https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6257(80)90087-9Get rights and content

Abstract

A number of epidemiologic factors have come to be associated with an elevated intraocular pressure. These factors include age, sex, blood pressure, juvenile diabetes mellitus, blood sugar, menstural cycle, menopause, inheritance, obesity, pulse rate, stature, myopia, aqueous production, time of day and season of the year. These factors are discussed in some detail with speculation as to how they may relate to the ocular hypertensive state.

References (30)

  • CT Bulpitt et al.

    Intraocular pressure and systemic blood pressure in the elderly

    Br J Ophthalmol

    (1975)
  • J Cristiansson

    Intraocular pressure in diabetes mellitus

    Acta Ophthalmol

    (1961)
  • MA Galin et al.

    Hemodilution and intraocular pressure

    Arch Ophthalmol

    (1965)
  • PA Graham et al.

    Sources of variation in tonometry

    Trans Ophthalmol Soc UK

    (1964)
  • P Henkind et al.

    The diurnal curve in man: new observations

    Invest Ophthalmol

    (1973)
  • Cited by (32)

    View all citing articles on Scopus
    View full text