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Abstract #58958 Published in IGR 16-3
Twenty-four-hour intraocular pressure patterns in patients with thyroid eye disease
Parekh AS; Mansouri K; Weinreb RN; Tafreshi A; Korn BS; Kikkawa DOClinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2015; 43: 108-114
See also comment(s) by Eytan Blumenthal •
BACKGROUND: To prospectively investigate the safety, tolerability and 24-h intraocular pressure (IOP) patterns in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) using a contact lens sensor (CLS). DESIGN: Prospective study. PARTICIPANTS: Ten patients with established TED. METHODS: Ten eyes of 10 patients were prospectively evaluated in an ambulatory 24-h IOP monitoring session using the CLS (Sensimed AG, Lausanne, Switzerland). Patients pursued daily activities, and sleep behaviour was uncontrolled. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of adverse events (AEs) and tolerability (scale of 0-10, increasing intolerance) were assessed. IOP patterns were evaluated using a cosinor rhythmometry model, and linear regression slopes were constructed for the transition from wake/sitting (W/S) to sleep/supine (S/S) and vice versa. RESULTS: Mean age was 61.8 ± 21.6 years, and 90% of patients were female. Main AEs were blurred vision (50%), conjunctival hyperaemia (100%) and superficial punctate keratitis (20%). Tolerability of the lens was found to be 1.5 ± 0.7. Positive linear slopes of the CLS signal from wake to sleep were detected (18.0 ± 43.8 arbitrary units [a.u.]; P = 0.254), whereas at the transition from S/S to W/S a significant decrease (-62.9 ± 56.8 a.u.; P = 0.010) was found. Five patients (50%) had a significant nocturnal/sleep acrophase with the peak occurring at 6:30 a.m. The mean amplitude of the 24-h curves was 102.2 ± 52.6 a.u. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with TED, the CLS provides a safe and well-tolerated approach to 24-h IOP monitoring. After modelling the 24-h IOP curves, TED patients were found to have a morning acrophase.
Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Full articleClassification:
6.1.2 Fluctuation, circadian rhythms (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.1 Intraocular pressure measurement; factors affecting IOP)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
