Intraocular pressure in children up to five years of age.
We established a value scale (Figure) of IOP for children without glaucoma. Under the age of 4 months the IOP was measured with topical anesthesia; halothane anesthesia was used in children from 4 months to 5 years. In 30 children under the age of 4 months the IOP is 8.4 +/- 0.6 mm Hg. In 44 children from 4 months to 5 years, the IOP measured under halothane general anesthesia is 7.8 +/- 0.4 mm Hg at the age of 1 year, and it gradually increases by about 1 mm Hg per year of age to 11.7 +/- 0.6 mm Hg at the age of 5 years.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values