Relationship between arterial pulsations and intraocular pressure.
A model of the eye is proposed in order to find a relationship between small changes in volume and the intraocular pressure in terms of the physical parameters of the globe. The results show that pulsations in pressure due to small variations in volume are directly proportional to the average intraocular pressure and inversely proportional to the radius of the globe. Comparisons are made between the results of this model and already existing experimental and clinical measurements. Further clinical and experimental studies are suggested to confirm the accuracy of the model. Conclusions are drawn connecting the findings to open angle glaucoma and to the effects of axial myopia and axial hyperopia.
D001699:Biometry; D004548:Elasticity; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008954:Models, Biological; D011674:Pulse; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology