Open AccessRelationship between systemic hypertension, perfusion pressure and glaucoma: A comparative study in an adult Indian population
Author(s) -
Amit Kumar Deb,
Subashini Kaliaperumal,
Vasudev Anand Rao,
Sabyasachi Sengupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.143927
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , intraocular pressure , ophthalmology , ocular hypertension , odds ratio , population , gonioscopy , open angle glaucoma , fundus (uterus) , environmental health
To study the relationship between blood pressure (BP), intraocular pressure (IOP), mean ocular perfusion pressure (MOPP) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients with hypertension and compare it to a control group of normotensives.