Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1988;226(1):8-10.
doi: 10.1007/BF02172708.

Intraocular pressure changes in secondary positions of gaze in normal subjects and in restrictive ocular motility disorders

M Nardi  1 , M P Bartolomei, A Romani, L Barca
Affiliations

Intraocular pressure changes in secondary positions of gaze in normal subjects and in restrictive ocular motility disorders

M Nardi et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1988.

Abstract

One hundred normal Caucasian eyes and 29 eyes with restrictive disorders of ocular motility were studied in order to delineate intraocular pressure changes in secondary positions of gaze. Applanation tonometry was performed in the primary position and at an angle of 22 degrees. In patients with restrictive syndromes the changes of intraocular pressure in the secondary positions of gaze were significantly higher (p less than 0.0001) than in normal subjects. The range of variation in normal subjects was 0, +3 mmHg for supraduction and -3, +1 mmHg for abduction. Patients with restrictive syndromes showed changes between +1 and +15 mmHg for supraduction and between +3 and +10 mmHg for abduction. Results obtained in the two groups showed the existence of false negatives. This test is thus a practical and useful diagnostic tool, but its results must be evaluated cautiously.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Ophthalmologica. 1960 May;139:382-92 - PubMed
    1. Am J Ophthalmol. 1971 Apr;71(4):880-3 - PubMed
    1. N Engl J Med. 1983 Feb 24;308(8):420-4 - PubMed
    1. Ophthalmology. 1982 Sep;89(9):1084-7 - PubMed
    1. Ophthalmology. 1981 Jan;88(1):59-70 - PubMed