正常眼压性青光眼的药物治疗与手术治疗的比较

目的探讨正常眼压性青光眼(NTG)的药物治疗与手术治疗的疗效。方法对2002年1月至2005年6月已确诊为NTG者,先给予药物治疗半年,对其中视野有进展并且眼压高于14mmHg的17例(30眼),随机分成2组:(1)药物治疗组:以0.5%噻吗心安滴眼,每日2次;(2)手术治疗组:进行小梁切除术。随访时间11～39月。结果治疗后,手术组平均眼压明显低于药物组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);两组视野平均缺损(MD值)均较治疗前加重,但视野缺损的进展程度,手术组明显轻于药物组(P<0.05),MD值与眼压存在着明显的相关关系(r=0.76,P<0.01)。结论眼压对NTG的视野改变有直接影响,降低眼压可延缓NTG的进程;而药物降低眼压有一定限度,对药物控制不良或无条件长期随访的患者,建议及时进行抗青光眼手术以降低眼压的治疗。     

正常眼压性青光眼与原发性开角型青光眼24小时眼压曲线的比较

目的 通过24 h眼压的测量来深入分析比较正常眼压性青光眼(NTG)与原发性开角型青光眼(POAG)的眼压曲线特征.方法 前瞻性病例对照研究.收集2006年4月至2009年4月在上海市闸北区北站医院和复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院门诊就诊的NTG患者131例及POAG患者102例,测量24 h眼压,用非接触性眼压计从8 am起每隔2 h测一次眼压,0 am至6 am之间测得的为唤醒后即刻坐位眼压.主要观察指标为眼压波动曲线、平均眼压、峰值时间及眼压、谷值时间及眼压和眼压波动值.采用独立样本t检验和卡方检验比较各指标在两组之间的差异.结果 NTG组双眼平均眼压为(14.2±2.1)mmHg,低于POAG组[(19.9±3.5)mmHg];NTG组双眼峰值眼压为(17.0±2.4)mmHg,低于POAG组[(24.7±4.3)mmHg];NTG组双眼谷值眼压为(11.8±2.2)mmHg,低于POAG组[(16.5±3.1)mmHg];NTG组双眼眼压波动值为(5.2±1.8)mmHg低于POAG组(8.2±3.1)mmHg];两组的平均眼压、峰值、谷值及眼压波动值的差异均有统计学意义(t=-14.52、-16.44、-13.16、-8.90,P均＜0.01).NTG组63.3%患者、POAG组73.5%患者的峰值眼压位于门诊工作时间以外;尤其是NTG组有51.5%患者、POAG组有64.7%患者的峰值位于0 am至6 am时间段,两组差异有统计学意义(X2=8.150,P=0.017).结论 NTG及POAG患者24 h眼压曲线的变化规律具有相似性,是诊断和个体化治疗方案制订的依据,并可用作治疗随访中评价疗效和调整方案的重要参考指标.     

同步监测青光眼患者24h眼压与血压的意义

青光眼是世界范围内致盲和引起视力损害的主要眼病,也是不可逆性致盲性眼病之一.眼压是青光眼发生发展的重要危险因素,但除眼压外,血压在青光眼进展引起的影响也不可忽视.眼灌注压是血压和眼压的差值,可调节视神经的血液供应.眼压、血压、灌注压在青光眼发生发展中有一定相关性.本文通过对眼压和血压在青光眼中的影响以及24 h眼压和血...     

原发性开角型青光眼患者不同体位眼灌注压昼夜波动趋势分析

Objective To characterize the circadian fluctuation of ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) in different position  in patients with newly diagnosed, untreatedprimary open-angle glaucoma（POAG）. Design Cohort study. Participants Nineteen patients with POAG (19 eyes) and eighteen healthy controls (18 eyes) were included in the Peking University Shenzhen Hospital. Methods POAG patients and healthy controls were included and underwent 24-hour monitoring of IOP and blood pressure. On 10:00, 14:00, 18:00 and 22:00 o’clock in the daytime, all the subjects were monitored in sitting position, then POAG patients were monitored again after lying down for 5 minutes. On 2:00, 5:00 and 7:00 o’clock at night all the subjects were monitored in supine position, then POAG patients were monitored again after sitting for 5 minutes. Calculating the mean ocular perfusion pressure (MOPP), the systolic ocular perfusion pressure (SOPP) and diastolic perfusion pressure (DOPP) by the formula and analyzing the data. Main Outcome Measures  MOPP, SOPP, DOPP. Results In both groups of habitual position (sitting position in day and supine position in night), the nocturnal MOPP, SOPP and DOPP were lower than diurnal. In both groups, the nocturnal MOPP was lower than diurnal in habitual position (POAG group t=4.092, P=0.000; healthy group t=4.513, P=0.000). However, there was no obvious difference between those two groups (t=-0.973, P=0.350). POAG group had higher 24-hour fluctuation of MOPP (t=2.204, P=0.039), higher nocturnal fluctuation of SOPP (t=3.097, P=0.018), higher nocturnal and 24-hour fluctuation of DOPP than healthy group, all the differences had statistical significance (all P<0.05).  In POAG group , there was no statistical difference between the nocturnal MOPP and the diurnal MOPP in sitting position or in supine position of 24 h (all P>0.05). POAG group had higher 24-hour mean MOPP in sitting position than in supine position, the difference had statistical significance (t=4.306, P=0.001).  Comparing the MOPP of  POAG group  in habitual position with in sitting position of 24 h, there was no statistical difference(t=-2.101, P=0.080). However, POAG group had higher 24-hour mean MOPP in habitual position than in supine position of 24 h, the difference had statistical significance (t=2.707, P=0.035). Conclusions There circadian fluctuation of  OPP in different position in POAG pations can not be treated as the same. The nocturnal MOPP  was lower than diurnal in habitual position, but there was no obvious difference in the 24h-sitting position and 24h-supine position.  (Ophthalmol CHN, 2017, 26: 20-25）     

Analysis of aerobic exercise influence on intraocular pressure and ocular perfusion pressure in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma: A randomized clinical trial

Purpose:To investigate the change pattern of ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) and intra-ocular pressure (IOP) after short-term and long-term aerobic exercise.Methods:In this prospective, single-masked, randomized clinical trial, 123 patients with a primary open angle glaucoma that locally used prostaglandin analog alone were randomly divided into the exercise and control groups. In the short-term study, all individuals underwent a cycling exercise at moderate intensity (20% Wmax for 10 minutes) and high intensity (60% Wmax for 5 minutes). During the long-term study, the exercise group is characterized by regular jogging exercise lasting for 30 minutes during 6: 00–10: 00 in the morning for 3 months, with the exercise frequency of at least 20 times per month, and with the intensity reflected by the target heart rate. The control group is designed as a group with irregular exercise.Results:After short-term aerobic exercise, IOP significantly decreased, whereas the ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) significantly increased. The decreasing amplitude of IOP is related to the baseline of IOP, the intensity of exercise, gender, and so on. After 3 months of long-term exercise, the changes in the IOP level of the exercise group indicated a decreasing trend.Conclusion:The significant decrement of IOP and the increment of OPP suggest that aerobic exercise is beneficial for patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and appropriate aerobic exercise is appropriate in treating glaucoma patients.Trial registration:ChiCTR, ChiCTR-TRC-10001055. Registered one October 2010-Retrospectively registered, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj = 8483     

Prolonged retinal arteriovenous passage time is correlated to ocular perfusion pressure in normal tension glaucoma

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) might be related to impaired autoregulation of ocular blood flow. The purpose of the study is to evaluate retinal haemodynamics by fluorescein angiography and to correlate arteriovenous passage times (AVP) with ocular perfusion pressure in patients with NTG and controls. METHODS: Thirty-five patients with NTG without any topical treatment (mean age 53 +/- 11 years) and 35 age-matched controls (mean age 53 +/- 11 years) were included in this study. Retinal AVP was assessed by video fluorescein angiography using a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (Rodenstock, Germany). Dye dilution curves of temporal superior and inferior arterioles and venules were evaluated by digital image analysis. AVP was correlated to mean arterial blood pressure and ocular perfusion pressure. RESULTS: The AVP was significantly prolonged in patients with NTG compared to controls (1.82 +/- 0.57 versus 1.42 +/- 0.46, p = 0.002). Patients with NTG and controls showed no significant differences in intraocular pressure, mean arterial pressure and mean and diastolic ocular perfusion pressure. The AVP was significantly correlated to mean arterial pressure and mean and diastolic ocular perfusion pressure in patients with NTG (r = -0.54; p = 0.0006, r = -0.51; p = 0.002, r = -0.49, p = 0.002), but not in controls (r = -0.21; p = 0.23, r = -0.19; p = 0.27, r = 0.02, p = 0.93). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with NTG exhibit prolonged retinal AVP compared to controls. A significant correlation of retinal haemodynamics to mean arterial blood pressure and ocular perfusion pressure might reflect impaired autoregulation in NTG.     

Efficacy of dorzolamide in improving ocular blood flow in patients with open-angle glaucoma: The Indian carbonic anhydrase inhibitor trial

Purpose:Impaired ocular blood flow is an important risk factor in the pathogenesis of open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Studies have reported that dorzolamide 2% may be effective in improving ocular blood flow (OBF) in OAG patients. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of dorzolamide 2% (DORZOX, Cipla Ltd.) in improving retrobulbar blood flow in an Indian setting.Methods:The study was conducted as an interventional pilot project in 24 healthy subjects and 19 OAG patients. Baseline OBF measurements were done for all glaucoma patients with color Doppler imaging (CDI). Baseline ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) was calculated for all participants. Glaucoma patients were given dorzolamide 2% thrice daily for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoints were mean changes in the CDI parameters of the retrobulbar vessels and OPP posttreatment. The secondary endpoint was mean change in the intraocular pressure (IOP) and adverse events, if any.Results:In comparison to healthy subjects, glaucoma patients displayed significantly reduced baseline OPP (P = 0.002). Treatment with dorzolamide 2% for 12 weeks led to a significant increase in OPP (P < 0.001) and a significant increase in end diastolic velocity (EDV) in all major ophthalmic arteries like ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA), and short posterior ciliary artery (SPCA) (P < 0.001, P = 0.04, and P = 0.0075, respectively). A significant reduction in the intraocular pressure (IOP; P = 0.007) was observed posttreatment, with no adverse events reported.Conclusion:Dorzolamide 2% significantly improved parameters such as the EDV and OPP in major ophthalmic arteries. This pilot study shows promising results on using dorzolamide for treating Indian patients with OAG.     

Comparison of the corneal biomechanical properties with the Ocular Response Analyzer® (ORA) in African and Caucasian normal subjects and patients with glaucoma

Purpose: To compare corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) measured with the Ocular Response Analyzer^® tonometer (ORA) between (i) African normals and treated primary open‐angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and (ii) between normals and treated POAG Caucasians. To analyse the correlation of CH and CRF with visual field (VF) defects in the two groups. Methods: This comparative study included 59 African (29 (POAG), 30 normals) and 55 Caucasians (30 POAG and 25 normals) subjects. Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) and ORA measurements were performed in a randomized sequence. Visual field was tested with the Swedish interactive threshold algorithms standard strategy of the Humphrey perimeter. Hoddap classification was used to estimate the severity of VF defects. Results: Primary open‐angle glaucoma Africans were younger than POAG Caucasians (p < 0.001). Goldmann applanation tonometry and central corneal thickness (CCT) did not differ significantly between the four subgroups. African normals had lower CH than Caucasian controls (p < 0.001). CH was 9.2 ± 1.1 and 8.3 ± 1.7 mmHg respectively in POAG Caucasians and Africans (p < 0.001). African controls had higher ORA corneal‐compensated intraocular pressure (IOPcc) than Caucasian controls (p < 0.001). Primary open‐angle glaucoma Africans had higher IOPcc values than Caucasian POAGs (p < 0.001). CH and IOPcc were associated with race (p < 0.001) but not with CCT. Based on mean deviation values (MD), POAG Africans had more severe VF defects. CH was correlated with MD (r = 0.442; p = 0.031) and severity of VF defects only in POAG Africans (r = ?0.464; p = 0.013). Conclusions: African normal subjects and POAG patients had an altered CH, which is associated with a significant underestimation of GAT IOP. This may potentially contribute to the earlier development and greater severity of glaucoma damage in Africans compared with Caucasians at diagnosis.     

Daytime variation of pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) in normal Chinese

Background: Pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) measurement is a new parameter to aid the understanding of the aetiology of low‐tension glaucoma. There has been one study reporting the diurnal variation of POBF. However, that study involved eight subjects only. This study investigated the daytime variation of POBF with a greater sample size. Methods: Twenty‐four young Chinese subjects (12 males and 12 females) were recruited. The mean age of our subjects was 23.6 years and only the right eye was analysed. All the subjects were screened for glaucoma and the POBF was measured at three‐hourly intervals from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm with an OBF tonometer (OBF Labs, UK, Ltd). The Goldmann intraocular pressure (IOP) and ‘erect arm’ systemic blood pressure (BP) were also measured. Results: The IOP was found to be higher in the daytime, reaching the highest at noon (mean of 14.29 mmHg) and gradually reduced to the lowest at 9:00 pm (mean of 12.99 mmHg). The change was marginally significant (repeated measures ANOVA, P = 0.05). The POBF demonstrated a trend to increase from 9:00 am, mean of 605.5 μl/min, to 9:00 pm, 720.1 μl/min (repeated measures ANOVA, P < 0.01). Student‐Newman‐Keuls post hoc test indicated that the difference was mainly due to the comparisons between the 9:00 am and 9:00 pm results and the 9:00 am and 6:00 pm results. The pulse amplitude did not vary significantly. The mean blood pressure also demonstrated a significant variation (repeated measures ANOVA, P < 0.01). In the analysis of covariance, no significant effects of mean blood pressure on POBF and pulse amplitude were revealed. Conclusions: The variation in POBF was due to factors other than systemic blood pressure. Practitioners should consider POBF variation in repeated measurements, for example when monitoring the medical treatment for glaucoma. Further study on POBF variation is required over a complete circadian cycle.     

Intraocular pressure reduction with topical medications and progression of normal‐tension glaucoma: a 12‐year mean follow‐up study

Purpose: To investigate whether the amount of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction with topical medications is associated with the progression of normal‐tension glaucoma (NTG) and to identify risk factors for NTG progression. Methods: The medical records of 121 eyes of 121 NTG patients, who were treated with topical medications for more than 7 years, were reviewed. NTG progression was defined by either structural (optic disc or retinal nerve fibre layer) or functional (visual field) deterioration. Patients were divided into tertile groups according to the percentage IOP reduction from baseline, and the cumulative probability of NTG progression between upper and lower tertile group was compared using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. Multivariate analysis with Cox’s proportional hazard model was performed to identify the hazard ratio (HR) of clinical factors for NTG progression. Results: The average follow‐up period was 12.2 years, and 56 of 121 eyes (46.3%) showed the NTG progression. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that upper tertile group (percentage IOP reduction >22.1%) showed a greater cumulative probability of non‐progression than lower tertile group (percentage IOP reduction < 13.3%; p = 0.012). Multivariate Cox’s proportional hazard model indicated that percentage reduction of IOP (HR = 0.964; p = 0.007) and the occurrence of disc haemorrhage (HR = 2.410; p = 0.008) were significantly associated with NTG progression. Conclusions: The amount of IOP reduction using topical medications was related to NTG progression, and lower percentage reduction in IOP was a consistent risk factor for progression.     

Fast circulation of cerebrospinal fluid: an alternative perspective on the protective role of high intracranial pressure in ocular hypertension

As ocular hypertension refers to a condition in which the intraocular pressure is consistently elevated but without development of glaucoma, study of it may provide important clues to factors that may play a protective role in glaucoma. β‐amyloid, one of the key histopathological findings in Alzheimer's disease, has been reported to increase by chronic elevation of intraocular pressure in animals with experimentally induced ocular hypertension and to cause retinal ganglion cell death, pointing to similarities in molecular cell death mechanisms between glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease. On the other hand, recent studies have reported that intracranial pressure is higher in patients with ocular hypertension compared with controls, giving rise to the idea that elevated intracranial pressure may provide a protective effect for the optic nerve by decreasing the trans‐lamina cribrosa pressure difference. The speculation that the higher intracranial pressure reported in ocular hypertension patients may protect against glaucoma mainly through a lower trans‐lamina cribrosa pressure difference remains at least questionable. Here, we present an alternative viewpoint, according to which the protective effect of higher intracranial pressure could be due, at least in part, to a pressure‐independent mechanism, namely faster cerebrospinal fluid production leading to increased cerebrospinal fluid turnover with enhanced removal of potentially neurotoxic waste products that accumulate in the optic nerve. This suggests a new hypothesis for glaucoma, which, just like Alzheimer's disease, may be considered then as an imbalance between production and clearance of neurotoxins, including β‐amyloid. If confirmed, then strategies to improve cerebrospinal fluid flow are reasonable and could provide a new therapeutic approach for stopping the neurotoxic β‐amyloid pathway in glaucoma.     

Delayed administration of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) protects retinal ganglion cells in a pig model of acute retinal ischemia

This study investigates whether intravitreal administration of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) enhances survival of NeuN positive retinal cells in a porcine model of retinal ischemia.16 pigs were subjected to an ischemic insult where intraocular pressure was maintained at 5 mmHg below mean arterial blood pressure for 2 h. The mean IOP during the ischemic insult was 79.5 mmHg (s.e.m. 2.1 mmHg, n = 15). Three days after the insult the pigs received an intravitreal injection of GDNF microspheres or blank microspheres. The pigs were evaluated by way of multifocal electroretinography (mfERG), quantification of NeuN positive cells and evaluation of the degree of retinal perivasculitis and inflammation 6 weeks after the insult.In the post-injection eyes (days 14, 28 and 42), the ratios of the iN1 and the iP2 amplitudes were 0.10 (95% CI: 0.05–0.15) and 0.09 (95% CI: 0.04–0.16) in eyes treated with blank microspheres, and 0.24 (95% CI: 0.18–0.32) and 0.23 (95% CI: 0.15–0.33) in eyes treated with GDNF microspheres. These differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The number of NeuN positive cells in the area of the visual streak area was significantly higher in eyes injected with GDNF microspheres compared to eyes injected with blank microspheres. In eyes injected with GDNF microspheres the ganglion cell count was 9.5/field (s.e.m.: 2.1, n = 8), in eyes injected with blank microspheres it was 3.5/field (s.e.m.: 1.2, n = 7). This difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was also a significant difference (P < 0.01) in the degree of perivasculiitis between GDNF treated eyes (median perivasculitis score 1.5) and blank treated eyes (median perivasculitis score 3.0). In conclusion, injection of GDNF microspheres 3 days after an ischemic insult results in functional and morphological rescue of NeuN positive cells in a porcine model of acute ocular ischemia.     

三种眼压计在准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术后的应用比较

目的评价三种不同眼压计在近视准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术后的应用。方法对近视33例66眼和LASIK术后43例86眼分别用非接触眼压计(non—contact tonometer NCT)，Goldmann压平眼压计(Godmann applanalion tonometer，GAT)和Tono-Pen压平眼压计测量眼压(Tono—Pen眼压计测量角膜中央和颞下距角膜缘1．5～2mm处的眼压)，同时测角膜中央及颞下方的厚度。结果用三种方法测得的近视眼LASIK术后的眼压测量值均明显低于正常近视眼。两组均为Tono—Pen和NCT、与GAT测量值呈正相关，LASIK术后中央Tbno—Pen眼压测量值与术前GAT呈正相关。眼压与角膜厚度的关系：近视眼组，NCT与角膜中央厚度呈正相关；GAT和Tono—Pen与角膜厚度无相关性。LASIK术后组，GAT和NCT与角膜厚度呈正相关；Tono-Pen与角膜中央厚度无相关性。结论LASIK术后眼压测量值下降。Tono—Pen测量IOP不受角膜厚度的影响，可应用于LASIK术后等角膜表面不平者。