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Does raised intraocular pressure begin in utero?

Does raised intraocular pressure begin in utero?
Does raised intraocular pressure begin in utero?
AIM—To determine whether fetal and infant growth, as assessed by weight at birth and weight at 1 year, are related to intraocular pressure.
METHODS—717 men and women born in Hertfordshire between 1920 and 1930, for whom records of birth weight and weight at 1 year were available, were examined. Visual fields were assessed using the Takagi central 25 degree 75 point static threshold screening program. Tonometry was performed using the Perkin's tonometer. The disc was assessed by direct ophthalmoscopy through dilated pupils.
RESULTS—A significant inverse relation was found between systolic blood pressure and birth weight. However, no association was found between birth weight or weight at 1 year and intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio, or visual field defects.
CONCLUSIONS—There was no evidence to support fetal or infant growth as being important factors for the subsequent development of raised intraocular pressure.
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Foss, A.J.
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Rauf, A.
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Aihie Sayer, A.
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Evans, J.R.
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Cooper, C.
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Wormald, R.P.
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Barker, D.J.
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Foss, A.J., Rauf, A., Aihie Sayer, A., Evans, J.R., Cooper, C., Wormald, R.P. and Barker, D.J. (1998) Does raised intraocular pressure begin in utero? British Journal of Ophthalmology, 82 (10), 1125-1130.

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AIM—To determine whether fetal and infant growth, as assessed by weight at birth and weight at 1 year, are related to intraocular pressure.
METHODS—717 men and women born in Hertfordshire between 1920 and 1930, for whom records of birth weight and weight at 1 year were available, were examined. Visual fields were assessed using the Takagi central 25 degree 75 point static threshold screening program. Tonometry was performed using the Perkin's tonometer. The disc was assessed by direct ophthalmoscopy through dilated pupils.
RESULTS—A significant inverse relation was found between systolic blood pressure and birth weight. However, no association was found between birth weight or weight at 1 year and intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio, or visual field defects.
CONCLUSIONS—There was no evidence to support fetal or infant growth as being important factors for the subsequent development of raised intraocular pressure.

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Published date: October 1998

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Local EPrints ID: 159721
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/159721
ISSN: 0007-1161
PURE UUID: f7f4744a-004b-43a0-bf96-05934aa48e11
ORCID for C. Cooper: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-0709

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Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 02:45

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Author: A.J. Foss
Author: A. Rauf
Author: A. Aihie Sayer
Author: J.R. Evans
Author: C. Cooper ORCID iD
Author: R.P. Wormald
Author: D.J. Barker

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