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Abstract #23659 Published in IGR 11-2
Modifications in intraocular and blood pressure in type I diabetics after Fryette's occiput-atlas-axis manipulation. A randomized clinical trial
Diaz Cerrato I; Martinez Loza E; Isabel Martin-Ampudia Ugena MOsteopatia Cientifica 2009; 4: 3-12
BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the second cause of blindness worldwide after diabetic retinopathy. Among the predisposing factors are elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM) and myopia. There is also a clear relationship between DM and increases in IOP, between hypertension and DM, and between HT and elevated IOP. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess whether IOP and blood pressure is decreased in persons with DM type I after Fryette's occiput-atlas-axis (OAA) global technique. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We performed a simple-blind, randomized clinical trial in 78 patients with DM type I, aged between 18 and 45 years old. Blood pressure was measured and IOP in both eyes was assessed with a Goldamann applanation tonometer (GAT). RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in IOP in the left eye, with a mean value of 1.7368 mmHg (p = 0.015), as well as in the right eye, with a mean value of 1.8947 mmHg (p = 0.013). Systolic blood pressure showed a mean decrease of 5.1842 mmHg (p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: The OAA global technique applied to patients with DM type I significantly decreased IOP in both eyes and produced a nonsignificant decrease in systolic blood pressure.
I. Diaz Cerrato. Escuela de Osteopatia de Madrid. Madrid. Espana, Spain. idiazcerrato@yahoo.es
