[Normal values of intraocular pressure in children].
To assess normal intraocular pressure values of the child population the authors examined a group of 215 children aged 4 to 15 years with a normal ophthalmological finding, a total of 406 eyes. All tonometric examinations were made without general anaesthesia or other pharmacological measures influencing the air-puff contact-free tonometer NT 1100 NIDEK, always the mean of three reliable results. Although there were certain variations of the intraocular pressure, they were not correlated to the child's age after the age of 4 years. The mean intraocular pressure in the whole group of 406 eyes was 16.08 +/- 3.08 mm Hg. Knowledge of normal values of the IOP in children is important for diagnosis as well as for monitoring of already verified glaucoma.
Klinika dĕtské oftalmologie LF MU a FN, Brno.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D012016:Reference Values