Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Yassein HA
Egypt
Research Article
The Value of Water Drinking Test as a Clue for Short Term Intraocular Pressure Fluctuation
Author(s): Yassein HA, Hamdi MM, Abdelshafik MA and Galal AS
Yassein HA, Hamdi MM, Abdelshafik MA and Galal AS
Purpose: To assess the relations between the intraocular peaks detected during water drinking test (WDT) and modified diurnal tension curve (mDTC) in glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous eyes. Likewise to assess reliability of WDT as a reliable substitute. Patients and methods: Forty eyes from forty participants (21 males and 19 females) were recruited in this prospective cross-sectional study; twenty participants with known Primary Open Angle Glaucoma and the other twenty participants with non- glaucomatous healthy eyes which served as control. Four IOP measurements were taken at 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm which represented the mDTC, while WDT was represented by a single measurement of IOP before ingestion of one liter of water over five minutes, followed by three IOP measurements after ingestion of this amount of water at thirty minute intervals. The data collected were sta.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000536