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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2023
Abstract
Background:
Low ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), which depends on the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and intraocular pressure (IOP), is associated with glaucoma. We studied 24-h MAP dysregulations and OPP in relation to the progression of glaucoma damage.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed 155 normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and 110 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients aged 18 years old followed at the University Hospital Leuven with repeated visual field tests (n = 7000 measures, including both eyes) who underwent 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Twenty-four-hour MAP dysregulations were variability independent of the mean (VIM), and the five lowest dips in MAP readings over 24 h. OPP was the difference between 2/3 of the MAP and IOP. Glaucoma progression was the deterioration of the visual field, expressed as decibel (dB) changes in mean deviation analyzed by applying multivariable linear mixed regression models.
Results:
The mean age was 68 years (53% were women). High 24-h VIMmap was associated with glaucoma progression in POAG (P < 0.001) independently of the 24-h MAP level. The estimated changes in mean deviation in relation to dip MAP measures ranged from −2.84 dB [95% confidence interval (CI) −4.12 to −1.57] to −2.16 dB (95% CI −3.46 to −0.85) in POAG. Reduced OPP along with high variability and dips in MAP resulted in worse mean deviation deterioration.
Conclusion:
The progression of glaucoma damage associates with repetitive and extreme dips in MAP caused by high variability in MAP throughout 24 h. This progression exacerbates if 24-h MAP dysregulations occur along with reduced OPP.
Recommended Citation
Melgarejo, J. D., Eijgen, J. V., Wei, D., Maestre, G. E., Al-Aswad, L. A., Liao, C. T., ... & Stalmans, I. (2023). Effect of 24-h blood pressure dysregulations and reduced ocular perfusion pressure in open-angle glaucoma progression. Journal of hypertension, 41(11), 1785-1792. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000003537
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Publication Title
Journal of Hypertension
DOI
10.1097/HJH.0000000000003537
Academic Level
faculty
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