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Peak Intraocular Pressure Time during Water Drinking Test and Its Relationship with Glaucoma Severity

Carolina Nicolela Susanna¹, Bianca Nicolela Susanna¹, Fernanda Nicolela Susanna²

¹Department of Ophthalmology, ABC Foundation School of Medicine, Santo André, Brazil.

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research

|February 23, 2022

Abstract

Purpose:

To investigate the association between the time of occurrence of intraocular pressure (IOP) peaks during the water-drinking test (WDT) and visual field damage in a cohort of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.

Methods:

In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, 98 eyes from 49 consecutive POAG patients were followed in a referral clinical practice. The relationship between the time when IOP peaks occurred during the WDT and the visual field mean deviation (MD) assessed with 24-2 visual field was tested with mixed-effects models.

Results:

MD value was significantly associated with the time of IOP peak occurrence (P = 0.020) when adjusting for the number of medications, but not with the IOP peak values (P = 0.238).

Conclusion:

The time of IOP peaks occurrence during the WDT was associated with glaucoma severity among treated POAG patients.

Keywords:

IOP Peak Time Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Water Drinking Test Glaucoma Severity

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