The Effect of beta-bocker on Postural Change of IOP.

Kim, Seong Rak; Kim, Hyung Chan

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(10):894-897.
Published online October 1, 1991.

The Effect of beta-bocker on Postural Change of IOP.

Seong Rak Kim, Hyung Chan Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.

베타차단제의 체위변동에 따른 안압변화에 대한 효과

김성락(Seong Rak Kim),김형찬(Hyung Chan Kim)

Abstract

The intraocular pressures(IOP) were measured in both eyes of 30 healthy volunteers in sitting, supine, and 30 degrees head down positions One eye was pretreated with 1% carteolol or placebo(Tears naturale)applied in a masked, randomised fashion, while the other served as control. Although IOP changes in response to carteolol and to postural changes were significant(P<0.01), carteolol did not significantly alter relative changes in IOP from positional changes This results suggests that the overall pressure lowering effect may offer some protection to patients with glaucoma.

Key Words: Carteolol;Postural change;IOP