March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
Can We Measure the IOP When the Eyeball is Compressed on the Pillow in the Lateral Decubitus Position?
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Ho Soong Kim
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Ki Ho Park
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Jae Hoon Jeong
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Joo Hyun Park
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Kyu Hwa Roh
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Jin Wook Jeoung
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Seok Hwan Kim
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Tae Woo Kim
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
  • Dong Myung Kim
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Ho Soong Kim, None; Ki Ho Park, None; Jae Hoon Jeong, None; Joo Hyun Park, None; Kyu Hwa Roh, None; Jin Wook Jeoung, None; Seok Hwan Kim, None; Tae Woo Kim, None; Dong Myung Kim, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 5073. doi:
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      Ho Soong Kim, Ki Ho Park, Jae Hoon Jeong, Joo Hyun Park, Kyu Hwa Roh, Jin Wook Jeoung, Seok Hwan Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Dong Myung Kim; Can We Measure the IOP When the Eyeball is Compressed on the Pillow in the Lateral Decubitus Position?. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):5073.

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Abstract

Purpose: : We still do not know how much the intraocular pressure (IOP) elevates when we lie on the side with the eyeball compressed on the pillow. This study was performed to evaluate the amount of IOP change in the eye compressed on the pillow in the lateral decubitus position (LDP).

Methods: : Thirty eyes from 15 healthy volunteers (12 men and 3 women) aged 29.27 ± 3.26 (range 25 - 37) years participated in this study. Using the rebound tonometer (Icare PRO, Icare Finland Oy, Helsinki, Finland), the IOP of both eyes was checked in sitting, supine, right and left LDP. In the LDP, the additional IOP measurements were done with the lower eyeball compressed on the latex pillow. In each measurement the IOP was checked both immediately after the position change and 10 minutes after maintaining the changed position.

Results: : Baseline IOP in the sitting position was 12.73 ± 1.94 mm Hg in right eye and 12.75 ± 2.20 mm Hg in left eye. Ten minutes after shifting from the sitting to the supine position, IOP increased significantly (right eye: +1.43± 1.44 mm Hg, p = 0.006; left eye: +1.83 ± 1.49 mm Hg, p = 0.001). Changing from the supine to the right and left LDP increased significantly the IOP of dependent eye after 10 minutes (right eye: +2.25 ± 1.83 mm Hg, p = 0.001; left eye: +1.47 ± 1.77 mm Hg, p = 0.011). When the dependent eye was compressed on the pillow in the LDP, the IOP of the dependent eyes increased significantly after 10 minutes (right eye in the right LDP: +4.06 ± 4.86 mm Hg, p = 0.011; left eye in the left LDP: +3.40 ± 3.69 mm Hg, p = 0.006). The final IOP was 20.47 ± 4.89 mm Hg in the compressed right eye in the right LDP and 19.43 ± 3.88 mm Hg in the compressed left eye in the left LDP.

Conclusions: : The IOP was significantly elevated when the eyeball was compressed on the pillow in the LDP. This phenomenon may partially explain the mechanism of the optic nerve damage in normal tension glaucoma.

Keywords: intraocular pressure 
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