Correlation of Intraocular Pressure With Blood Pressure.

Dr. Suvarna K. Gokhale; Dr. Satishkumar Srivastava; Ameya Muzumdar; Supriya Bankar; Dr. Shripad Bhat

Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Correlation of Intraocular Pressure With Blood Pressure.

Dr. Suvarna K. Gokhale, Dr. Satishkumar Srivastava, Ameya Muzumdar, Supriya Bankar, Dr. Shripad Bhat

Abstract :

Aim;To find a causal relationship between blood pressure (BP) and intraocular pressure (IOP). This will help in prevention of Glaucoma. Methodology: This is a prospective study. Total 120 patients were screened for hypertension. After applying inclusion & exclusion criteria 102 patients were enrolled. Blood pressure and IOP was recorded for each patient on monthly basis for 4 months. Statistical technique was applied on the data to determine correlation. Observations: The Pearsons correlation coefficient for IOP with systolic blood pressure was 0.192(p = 0.053) and with diastolic blood pressure was 0.288(p = 0.0032). IOPs were not significantly correlated with systolic or diastolic blood pressures. Results: There was no clear pattern observed relating IOP with Systolic or Diastolic blood pressure. Conclusion:Our study suggests that there is no significant correlation between IOP and Blood pressure.