Open AccessOcular hypertensive effect of menopause with and without systemic hypertension
Author(s) -
Qureshi Imran Ahmad
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349609047099
Subject(s) - medicine , intraocular pressure , menopause , glaucoma , blood pressure , postmenopausal women , ocular hypertension , ophthalmology
Background Mean intraocular pressure in postmenopausal women is higher than that in menstruating women. Intraocular pressure is positively correlated with systemic blood pressure. No previous study has compared intraocular pressure in postmenopausal women with systemic hypertension and those without. Purpose To investigate the effects of menopause on intraocular pressure in subjects with and without high blood pressure, after eliminating those factors that can affect intraocular pressure. Methods Normotensive menstruating and menopausal, along with hypertensive menopausal subjects of the same age groups were studied. Intraocular pressure was measured with the Goldmann applanation tonometer. Results The mean intraocular pressure of the normotensive and hypertensive postmenopausal women were 0.73 ≥ 0.27 ( p < 0.05). and 1.09 ≥ 0.34 ( p < 0.01) mmHg higher than normotensive menstruating women respectively. The mean intraocular pressure of hypertensive postmenopausal women was 0.36 ≥ 0.15 mmHg ( p < 0.05) higher than that of normotensive postmenopausal women. Conclusions Menopause significantly increases intraocular pressure. Mean intraocular pressure of hypertensive postmenopausal women was significantly ( p < 0.05) higher than that of normotensive postmenopausal women. Knowledge of the normal level of intraocular pressure during various stages of female sexual life may help glaucoma screeners.