Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 20, 2026
Anterior High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
[IOP diurnal fluctuations in patients presenting pseudoexfoliative syndrome]
A Nenciu1, C Stefan, Diana Melinte
1Clinica de Oftalmologie - Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central, Sef de Clinica, Bucuresti.
Purpose:
To analyze the IOP diurnal fluctuations in patients presenting pseudoexfoliative syndrome (PEX) compared to those without PEX.
Method:
A clinical observational prospective study, one year, on 2 groups of patients: group A (13 patients)--with pseudoexfoliative syndrome (PEX) and group B, control, (11 patients)--without PEX. The groups were homogeneous about the age and sex distribution. At each visit 4 IOP measurements were taken using Goldmann aplanotonometry.
Results:
In PEX patients the IOP had greater values during the study period compared to the control group. By comparing the two groups have been observed significant differences about the maximum IOP, the mean IOP and the diurnal fluctuations, also about the incidence of the complications.
Conclusions:
The IOP diurnal fluctuations in PEX patients are significantly greater than the physiological ones and therefore influence the therapeutic attitude and the prognostic. The significant fluctuations in the IOP diurnal curve are an important predictive factor for the eyes that will develop secondary glaucoma. The pseudoexfoliative syndrome is an independent risk factor for glaucoma in patients with intraocular hypertension.
