The Effect of beta-bocker on Postural Change of IOP.
- Author:
Seong Rak KIM
1
;
Hyung Chan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Carteolol;
Postural change;
IOP
- MeSH:
Carteolol;
Glaucoma;
Head;
Healthy Volunteers;
Humans;
Masks
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(10):894-897
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The intraocular pressures(IOP) were measured in both eyes of 30 healthy volunteers in sitting, supine, and 30 degrees head down positions One eye was pretreated with 1% carteolol or placebo(Tears naturale)applied in a masked, randomised fashion, while the other served as control. Although IOP changes in response to carteolol and to postural changes were significant(P<0.01), carteolol did not significantly alter relative changes in IOP from positional changes This results suggests that the overall pressure lowering effect may offer some protection to patients with glaucoma.
