Investigations into the aqueous humour dynamics in primary pigmentary degeneration of the retina.
40 patients with primary pigmentary degeneration of the retina were investigated for the possible coexistence with glaucoma. 12.5% established primary glaucoma cases and 7.5% suspicious glaucoma cases were found. In primary pigmentary degeneration of the retina with no glaucoma the intraocular pressure and the parameters of Leydhecker's test showed the same distribution as that of the controls selected at random. The intraocular pressure and the tonographic parameters except for CL3-7 were slightly lower on the average in the group with retinitis pigmentosa than in the controls.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010375:Pedigree; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity