Applications of the water drinking test in glaucoma management.
Intraocular pressure (IOP) peaks and means have been considered important factors for glaucoma onset and progression. However, peak IOP detection depends only on appropriated IOP checks at office visits, whereas the mean IOP requires longitudinal IOP data collection and may be affected by the interval between visits. Also, IOP peak assessment is necessary to verify if the peak pressure of a given patient is in target range, to evaluate glaucoma suspect risk, the efficacy of hypotensive drugs and to detect early loss of IOP control. The water-drinking test has gained significant attention in recent years as an important tool to evaluate IOP peaks and instability. The main objective of this review was to present new findings and to discuss the applicability of the water-drinking test in glaucoma management.
University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Remo
R
Susanna
Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Eye Associates, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Colin
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1484-2615
C
Clement
Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Eye Associates, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ivan
I
Goldberg
University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Marcelo
M
Hatanaka
D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D019468:Disease Management; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D014867:Water / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014867:Water
aqueous humour dynamics; glaucoma; intraocular pressure; stress testing