RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intraocular pressure and systemic blood pressure in the elderly.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 717
OP 720
DO 10.1136/bjo.59.12.717
VO 59
IS 12
A1 C J Bulpitt
A1 C Hodes
A1 M G Everitt
YR 1975
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/59/12/717.abstract
AB The intraocular and systemic blood pressure, height, weight, and haemoglobin were measured in 573 subjects over 60 years old from a general practice population. Intraocular pressure was positively and independently related to systemic blood pressure (P less than 0.0001) and obesity (P less than 0.01) as assessed by the ponderal index. Systolic pressure rather than diastolic or mean pressure was most closely correlated with intraocular pressure and it is suggested that the systolic head of pressure increases the filtrated fraction of aqueous humour to cause a small but sustained rise in intraocular pressure. It is also suggested that obesity may decrease the facility of aqueous outflow.