title: The effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on intraocular pressure in anterior uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the influence of H. pylori infection on intraocular pressure (IOP) in anterior uveitis patients to clarify whether H. pylori infection is related to high IOP in anterior uveitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective study, 165 Korean anterior uveitis patients were examined. All patients underwent serological analysis to identify the cause of uveitis, including the presence of H. pylori infection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serological values were compared between patients with and without high IOP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seropositivity for H. pylori was 69.70% of patients with high IOP and 38.38% of patients with normal IOP (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that H. pylori infection is associated with high IOP in anterior uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caprioli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial