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Abstract #60500 Published in IGR 16-4
Ocular perfusion pressure and its relevance for glaucoma
Schmidl D; Werkmeister R; Garhöfer G; Schmetterer LKlinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde 2015; 232: 141-146
Ocular perfusion pressure is defined as the difference between arterial and venous pressure in ocular vessels. In practice, mean arterial pressure is used to substitute for arterial pressure in ocular vessels while intraocular pressure gives an estimate for ocular venous pressure. This results in a value that is easy to calculate and which is of importance since several studies have shown that it is correlated to the prevalence, incidence and progression of primary open angle glaucoma. Today, ocular perfusion pressure is used to estimate individual risks. Since no target value for ocular perfusion pressure can be defined, direct therapeutic intervention is difficult. Still, it has to be kept in mind that lowering intraocular pressure automatically leads to an increase in ocular perfusion pressure. The present article also points out problems and limitations in the concept of ocular perfusion pressure and suggests possible solutions for these problems in the future.
Universitätsklinik für Klinische Pharmakologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich.
Full articleClassification:
6.11 Bloodflow measurements (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
3.9 Pathophysiology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)