Intraocular pressure as indicator of sympathetic asymmetry in the eyes / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)
International Eye Science
;
(12): 2236-2237, 2010.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-641404
ABSTRACT
·AIM:
To determine the asymmetry in the sympathetic activity in the eyes as indicated by intraocular pressure (IOP).·METHODS:
In a prospective cross sectional study, the IOP in 150 newborns, 80 young adults and 159 old people was measured with Tono-Pen under topical anaesthesia.·RESULTS:
The meanIOP in the newborns was 16.16mmHg in right eye and 15.79mmHg in left eye; in young adults 15.04mmHg in right eye and 14.71 in left eye; in old people 15.16 in right eye and 15.03 in left eye.A statistically significant higher IOP was noted in the right eye in the newborns (P-0.03) and in young adults (P=0.02), but not in the old people (P=0.26). The higher IOP in the right eye indicates the lowered sympathetic activity in that eye.·CONCLUSION:
We hypothesize that the sympathetic asymmetry in the bilaterally placed organs helps to establish the dominant pattern of the organ in the body.
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Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
International Eye Science
Year:
2010
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Article
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