title: [Behavior of the intraocular pressure after blunt eye injuries].
abstract: Elevation of intraocular pressure is often seen immediately after blunt trauma of the eye, but it can occur even years after the primary impact. A retrospective study was performed in 144 patients with contusion to the eye. After a mean observation period of 6.1 years, a significant rise in intraocular pressure was found in the engaged eye (P < 0.05). In more than 8% of the patients the level of intraocular pressure exceeded 22 mmHg, but only 3 cases developed a glaucomatous visual field and optic nerve head changes. Thus, the risk of secondary glaucoma after contusion of the eye is low.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik der Medizinischen Akademie Dresden.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zenker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Augeninnendruckverhalten nach Bulbusprellungen.