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Krobot Cutura N, Mrak M, Cutura DM, Petric Vickovic I, Ruzic L. Evaluating Intraocular Pressure Alterations during Large Muscle Group Isometric Exercises with Varying Head and Body Positions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 21:476. [PMID: 38673387 PMCID: PMC11050476 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Performing physical exercise affects intraocular pressure, and its elevation and fluctuations are the main risk factors for glaucoma development or progression. The aim of this study was to examine the acute alterations in intraocular pressure (IOP) during four unweighted isometric exercises and to determine whether the different head and body positions taken during exercise additionally affect IOP. Twelve healthy volunteers between the ages of 25 and 33 performed four isometric exercises: wall sit in neutral head and body position, elbow plank in prone head and body position, reverse plank in supine head and body position for 1 min, and right-side plank in lateral head and body position for 30 s. Intraocular pressure was measured by applanation portable tonometry, before performing the exercise, immediately after exercise completion, and after five minutes of rest. A significant acute increase in intraocular pressure was found as a response to the performance of the elbow plank (p < 0.01), the reverse plank (p < 0.001), and the right-side plank (p < 0.001). The wall sit exercise did not reveal a statistically significant IOP elevation (p = 0.232). Different head and body positions had no significant additional influence on IOP (F (3,33) = 0.611; p = 0.613), even though the alteration in IOP was found to be greater in exercises with a lower head and body position. Our data revealed that IOP elevation seems to be affected by the performance of the elbow plank, the reverse plank, and the right-side plank; and not by the wall sit exercise. More different isometric exercises should be examined to find ones that are safe to perform for glaucoma patients.
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- Nina Krobot Cutura
- Varazdin General Hospital, Ivana Mestrovica 1, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia;
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Horvacanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Varazdin General Hospital, Ivana Mestrovica 1, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia;
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Horvacanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Vinogradska cesta 29, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Horvacanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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Vera J, Redondo B, Molina R, García-Ramos A, Jiménez R. Immediate and cumulative effects of upper-body isometric exercise on the cornea and anterior segment of the human eye. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13160. [PMID: 35341047 PMCID: PMC8944333 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objectives The execution of isometric resistance training has demonstrated to cause changes in the ocular physiology. The morphology of the cornea and anterior chamber is of paramount importance in the prevention and management of several ocular diseases, and thus, understating the impact of performing isometric exercise on the eye physiology may allow a better management of these ocular conditions. We aimed to determine the short-term effects of 2-minutes upper-body isometric effort at two different intensities on corneal and anterior eye morphology. Methods Eighteen healthy young adults performed a 2-minutes isometric biceps-curl exercise against two loads relative to their maximum strength capacity (high-intensity and low-intensity) in a randomized manner. An Oculus Pentacam was used to measure the corneal morphology and anterior chamber parameters in both experimental conditions at baseline, during the isometric effort (after 30, 60, 90 and 120 seconds), and after 30 and 120 seconds of passive recovery. Results We found that isometric effort causes an increase in pupil size (P < 0.001), and a decrease in the iridocorneal angle (P = 0.005), anterior chamber volume (P < 0.001) and K-flat (P < 0.001) during isometric effort, with these effects being more accentuated in high-intensity condition (P < 0.005 in all cases).Performing 2-minutes upper-body isometric effort did not alter anterior chamber depth, central corneal thickness, corneal volume, and K-steep (P > 0.05 in all cases). Conclusions Our data exhibit that performing 2-minutes of upper-body isometric exercise modifies several parameters of the corneal morphology and anterior eye biometrics, with these changes being greater for the high-intensity exercise condition. The findings of this study may be of relevance for the prevention and management of corneal ectasias and glaucoma.
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- Jesus Vera
- Department of Optics, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Granada, Spain,Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Conditioning, Catholic University of Most Holy Concepción, Concepción, Chile, Chile
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- Department of Optics, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, Spain
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Mlinar T, Jaki Mekjavic P, Royal JT, Valencic T, Mekjavic IB. Intraocular pressure during handgrip exercise: The effect of posture and hypercapnia in young males. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15035. [PMID: 34665531 PMCID: PMC8525324 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE As part of our investigations of intraocular pressure (IOP) as a potential contributing factor to the spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome using the 6° head-down tilt (6°HDT) bed rest experimental model, we compared the effect of rest and isometric exercise in prone and supine 6°HDT positions on IOP with that observed in the seated position. METHODS Ten male volunteers (age = 22.5 ± 3.1 yrs) participated in six interventions. All trials comprised a 10-min rest period, a 3-min isometric handgrip exercise at 30% of participant's maximum, and a 10-min recovery period. The trials were conducted under normocapnic (NCAP) or hypercapnic (FI CO2 = 0.01; HCAP) conditions, the latter mimicking the ambient conditions on the International Space Station. IOP, systolic and diastolic pressures, and heart rate (HR) were measured during the trials. RESULTS Isometric exercise-induced elevations in HR and mean arterial blood pressure. IOP in the prone 6°HDT position was significantly higher (p < 0.001) compared to IOP in supine 6°HDT position and seated trials at all time points. IOP increased with exercise only in a seated HCAP trial (p = 0.042). No difference was observed between trials in NCAP and HCAP. IOP in the prone 6°HDT position was constantly elevated above 21 mmHg, the lower limit for clinical ocular hypertension. CONCLUSIONS IOP in the prone 6°HDT position was similar to IOP reported in astronauts upon entering microgravity, potentially indicating that prone, rather than supine 6°HDT position might be a more suitable experimental analog for investigating the acute ocular changes that occur in microgravity.
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- Tinkara Mlinar
- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and RoboticsJozef Stefan InstituteLjubljanaSlovenia
- Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate SchoolLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and RoboticsJozef Stefan InstituteLjubljanaSlovenia
- Eye HospitalUniversity Medical CentreLjubljanaSlovenia
- Faculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and RoboticsJozef Stefan InstituteLjubljanaSlovenia
- Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate SchoolLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and RoboticsJozef Stefan InstituteLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and RoboticsJozef Stefan InstituteLjubljanaSlovenia
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and KinesiologySimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyBritish ColumbiaCanada
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Li Y, Li S, Wang Y, Zhou J, Yang J, Ma J. Effects of isometric resistance exercise of the lower limbs on intraocular pressure and ocular perfusion pressure among healthy adults: A meta-analysis. J Fr Ophtalmol 2021; 44:1596-1604. [PMID: 34454773 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2021.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The main risks for glaucoma are increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and decreased ocular perfusion pressure (OPP). This review aims to examine the potential impact of lower limb isometric resistance exercise on intraocular pressure and ocular perfusion pressure. METHOD A meta-analysis was conducted to determine the potential impact of isometric exercise on IOP and OPP. The literature on the relationship between isometric resistance exercise and IOP was systematically searched according to the "Cochrane Handbook" in the databases of Pubmed, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Scopus through December 31, 2020. The search terms used were "exercise," "train," "isometric," "intraocular pressure," and "ocular perfusion pressure," and the mean differences of the data were analyzed using the Stata 16.0 software, with a 95% confidence interval. RESULTS A total of 13 studies, which included 268 adult participants consisting of 162 men and 106 women, were selected. All the exercise programs that were included were isometric resistance exercises of the lower limbs with intervention times of 1min, 2min, or 6min. The increase in IOP after intervention was as follows: I2=87.1%, P=0.001 using random-effects model combined statistics, SMD=1.03 (0.48, 1.59), and the increase in OPP was as follows: I2=94.5%, P=0.001 using random-effects model combined statistics, SMD=2.94 (1.65, 4.22), with both results showing high heterogeneity. CONCLUSION As isometric exercise may cause an increase in IOP and OPP, therefore, people with glaucoma and related high risk should perform isometric exercise with caution.
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- Y Li
- Zhengzhou Shengda University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Inner Mongolia University, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Tangshan Hongci Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Hebei University of Architecture, Zhangjiakou, China.
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Jin Y, Wang X, Irnadiastputri SFR, Mohan RE, Aung T, Perera SA, Boote C, Jonas JB, Schmetterer L, Girard MJA. Effect of Changing Heart Rate on the Ocular Pulse and Dynamic Biomechanical Behavior of the Optic Nerve Head. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2020; 61:27. [PMID: 32315378 PMCID: PMC7401455 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.4.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Purpose To study the effect of changing heart rate on the ocular pulse and the dynamic biomechanical behavior of the optic nerve head (ONH) using a comprehensive mathematical model. Methods In a finite element model of a healthy eye, a biphasic choroid consisted of a solid phase with connective tissues and a fluid phase with blood, and the lamina cribrosa (LC) was viscoelastic as characterized by a stress-relaxation test. We applied arterial pressures at 18 ocular entry sites (posterior ciliary arteries), and venous pressures at four exit sites (vortex veins). In the model, the heart rate was varied from 60 to 120 bpm (increment: 20 bpm). We assessed the ocular pulse amplitude (OPA), pulse volume, ONH deformations, and the dynamic modulus of the LC at different heart rates. Results With an increasing heart rate, the OPA decreased by 0.04 mm Hg for every 10 bpm increase in heart rate. The ocular pulse volume decreased linearly by 0.13 µL for every 10 bpm increase in heart rate. The storage modulus and the loss modulus of the LC increased by 0.014 and 0.04 MPa, respectively, for every 10 bpm increase in heart rate. Conclusions In our model, the OPA, pulse volume, and ONH deformations decreased with an increasing heart rate, whereas the LC became stiffer. The effects of blood pressure/heart rate changes on ONH stiffening may be of interest for glaucoma pathology.
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Yeung SC, You Y, Howe KL, Yan P. Choroidal thickness in patients with cardiovascular disease: A review. Surv Ophthalmol 2020; 65:473-486. [PMID: 31923478 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The choroid is a vascular network that supplies the bulk of the retina's oxygen and nutrient supply. Prior studies have associated changes in the thickness of the choroid with the presence of various cardiovascular diseases. This is the first review that summarizes current knowledge on the relationship between choroidal thickness and cardiovascular diseases while highlighting important findings. Acute hypertension increases choroidal thickness. Chronic hypertension and heart failure may decrease choroidal thickness, but controversy exists. Both coronary artery disease and carotid artery stenosis result in decreased choroidal thickness and blood flow. Carotid endarterectomy may reverse these changes. Choroidal thickening in early stages of carotid stenosis may arise from mechanisms compensating for ischemia. Hyperlipidemia is linked to choroidal thickening, while caffeine intake is linked to choroidal thinning. The effects of smoking and exercise are mixed. Changes in choroidal thickness have been linked to cardiovascular disease. Clarity regarding these changes could lead to the use of choroidal thickness changes as a noninvasive screening or prognostic test for pathological cardiovascular changes. Future studies should also investigate the effect of cardiovascular disease treatments on the choroid.
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- Shanna C Yeung
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Save Sight Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Kensington Vision and Research Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Retinal oximetry: Metabolic imaging for diseases of the retina and brain. Prog Retin Eye Res 2019; 70:1-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ang M, Wong CW, Hoang QV, Cheung GCM, Lee SY, Chia A, Saw SM, Ohno-Matsui K, Schmetterer L. Imaging in myopia: potential biomarkers, current challenges and future developments. Br J Ophthalmol 2019; 103:855-862. [DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Myopia is rapidly increasing in Asia and around the world, while it is recognised that complications from high myopia may cause significant visual impairment. Thus, imaging the myopic eye is important for the diagnosis of sight-threatening complications, monitoring of disease progression and evaluation of treatments. For example, recent advances in high-resolution imaging using optical coherence tomography may delineate early myopic macula pathology, optical coherence tomography angiography may aid early choroidal neovascularisation detection, while multimodal imaging is important for monitoring treatment response. However, imaging the eye with high myopia accurately has its challenges and limitations, which are important for clinicians to understand in order to choose the best imaging modality and interpret the images accurately. In this review, we present the current imaging modalities available from the anterior to posterior segment of the myopic eye, including the optic nerve. We summarise the clinical indications, image interpretation and future developments that may overcome current technological limitations. We also discuss potential biomarkers for myopic progression or development of complications, including basement membrane defects, and choroidal atrophy or choroidal thickness measurements. Finally, we present future developments in the field of myopia imaging, such as photoacoustic imaging and corneal or scleral biomechanics, which may lead to innovative treatment modalities for myopia.
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Wei X, Balne PK, Meissner KE, Barathi VA, Schmetterer L, Agrawal R. Assessment of flow dynamics in retinal and choroidal microcirculation. Surv Ophthalmol 2018; 63:646-664. [DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2018.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Hidalgo-Aguirre M, Costantino S, Lesk MR. Pilot study of the pulsatile neuro-peripapillary retinal deformation in glaucoma and its relationship with glaucoma risk factors. Curr Eye Res 2017; 42:1620-1627. [PMID: 28937876 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2017.1362004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To perform a pilot study of the neuro-peripapillary retinal tissue deformation during the cardiac cycle among healthy eyes, ocular hypertensive (OHT), open angle glaucoma suspect (OAG-S), and early open angle glaucoma (EOAG) patients using video rate optical coherence tomography (OCT) image series. METHODS OCT line scan sequences of the same region of the optic nerve head (ONH) were obtained from 15 EOAG, 6 OHT, 10 OAG-S, and 10 healthy age-matched eyes. One eye per patient was studied. Changes in the axial distance between the inferotemporal peripapillary retina and the prelaminar tissue, in time, were determined using an automated custom made algorithm. Linear correlations between this neuro-peripapillary retinal (N-PP) deformation and variables measured during the full ophthalmic examination are analyzed. RESULTS Healthy eyes showed larger N-PP deformation (4.8 ± 1 µm) than the OHT (3.5 ± 0.3 µm, p = 0.015), OAG-S (3.8 ± 0.8 µm, p = 0.045), and EOAG (3.2 ± 0.7 µm, p < 0.001) groups. Eyes with lower ocular pulse amplitude, thinner RNFL's, or worse visual fields showed smaller N-PP deformation, depending on the diagnosis. A linear model to explain deformation within the EOAG group with intraocular pressure and systolic perfusion pressure as predictors was found to be significant (R2 = 0.767, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Smaller mean N-PP deformation was observed in the EOAG, OAG-S, and OHT groups compared to healthy eyes in this pilot study. The measured deformation correlated with risk factors for the glaucomatous optic neuropathy, but these correlations varied depending on the diagnosis. The role of pulsatile neuro-peripapillary retinal deformation in the pathophysiology of OAG remains to be determined.
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- Maribel Hidalgo-Aguirre
- a Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique centre Energie , Materiaux et Telecommunications , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes , Quebec , J3X 1S2 , Canada.,b Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital , Research Center , 5415 L'Assomption, Montreal , Quebec , H1T 2M4 , Canada
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- b Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital , Research Center , 5415 L'Assomption, Montreal , Quebec , H1T 2M4 , Canada.,c Universite de Montreal , Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine , 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montreal , Quebec , H3T 1J4 , Canada
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- b Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital , Research Center , 5415 L'Assomption, Montreal , Quebec , H1T 2M4 , Canada.,c Universite de Montreal , Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine , 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montreal , Quebec , H3T 1J4 , Canada
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Witkowska KJ, Bata AM, Calzetti G, Luft N, Fondi K, Wozniak PA, Schmidl D, Bolz M, Popa-Cherecheanu A, Werkmeister RM, Garhöfer G, Schmetterer L. Optic nerve head and retinal blood flow regulation during isometric exercise as assessed with laser speckle flowgraphy. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184772. [PMID: 28898284 PMCID: PMC5595424 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate regulation of blood flow (BF) in the optic nerve head (ONH) and a peripapillary region (PPR) during an isometric exercise-induced increase in ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) in healthy subjects. For this purpose, a total of 27 subjects was included in this study. Mean blur rate in tissue (MT) was measured in the ONH and in a PPR as well as relative flow volume (RFV) in retinal arteries (ART) and veins (VEIN) using LSFG. All participants performed isometric exercise for 6 minutes during which MT and mean arterial pressure were measured every minute. From these data OPP and pressure/flow curves were calculated. Isometric exercise increased OPP, MTONH and MTPRR. The relative increase in OPP (78.5 ± 19.8%) was more pronounced than the increase in BF parameters (MTONH: 18.1 ± 7.7%, MTPRR: 21.1 ± 8.3%, RFVART: 16.5 ±12.0%, RFVVEIN: 17.7 ± 12.4%) indicating for an autoregulatory response of the vasculature. The pressure/flow curves show that MTONH, MTPRR, RFVART, RFVVEIN started to increase at OPP levels of 51.2 ± 2.0%, 58.1 ± 2.4%, 45.6 ± 1.9% and 45.6 ± 1.9% above baseline. These data indicate that ONHBF starts to increase at levels of approx. 50% increase in OPP: This is slightly lower than the values we previously reported from LDF data. Signals from the PPR may have input from both, the retina and the choroid, but the relative contribution is unknown. In addition, retinal BF appears to increase at slightly lower OPP values of approximately 45%. LSFG may be used to study ONH autoregulation in diseases such as glaucoma. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02102880
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Ophthalmology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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McMonnies CW. Intraocular pressure and glaucoma: Is physical exercise beneficial or a risk? JOURNAL OF OPTOMETRY 2016; 9:139-47. [PMID: 26794458 PMCID: PMC4911456 DOI: 10.1016/j.optom.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Intraocular pressure may become elevated with muscle exertion, changes in body position and increased respiratory volumes, especially when Valsalva manoeuver mechanisms are involved. All of these factors may be present during physical exercise, especially if hydration levels are increased. This review examines the evidence for intraocular pressure changes during and after physical exercise. Intraocular pressure elevation may result in a reduction in ocular perfusion pressure with the associated possibility of mechanical and/or ischaemic damage to the optic nerve head. A key consideration is the possibility that, rather than being beneficial for patients who are susceptible to glaucomatous pathology, any intraocular pressure elevation could be detrimental. Lower intraocular pressure after exercise may result from its elevation causing accelerated aqueous outflow during exercise. Also examined is the possibility that people who have lower frailty are more likely to exercise as well as less likely to have or develop glaucoma. Consequently, lower prevalence of glaucoma would be expected among people who exercise. The evidence base for this topic is deficient and would be greatly improved by the availability of tonometry assessment during dynamic exercise, more studies which control for hydration levels, and methods for assessing the potential general health benefits of exercise against any possibility of exacerbated glaucomatous pathology for individual patients who are susceptible to such changes.
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Mottet B, Aptel F, Geiser M, Romanet J, Chiquet C. Facteurs vasculaires du glaucome. J Fr Ophtalmol 2015; 38:983-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pechauer AD, Jia Y, Liu L, Gao SS, Jiang C, Huang D. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Peripapillary Retinal Blood Flow Response to Hyperoxia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:3287-91. [PMID: 26024111 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-16655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To measure the change in peripapillary retinal blood flow in response to hyperoxia by using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography. METHODS One eye of each healthy human participants (six) was scanned with a commercial high-speed (70 kHz) spectral OCT. Scans were captured twice after 10-minute exposures to normal breathing (baseline) and hyperoxia. Blood flow was detected by the split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography (SSADA) algorithm. Peripapillary retinal blood flow index and vessel density were calculated from en face maximum projections of the retinal layers. The experiment was performed on 2 separate days for each participant. Coefficient of variation (CV) was used to measure within-day repeatability and between-day reproducibility. Paired t-tests were used to compare means of baseline and hyperoxic peripapillary retinal blood flow. RESULTS A decrease of 8.87% ± 3.09% (mean ± standard deviation) in flow index and 2.61% ± 1.50% in vessel density was observed under hyperoxia. The within-day repeatability CV of baseline measurements was 5.75% for flow index and 1.67% for vessel density. The between-day reproducibility CV for baseline flow index and vessel density was 11.1% and 1.14%, respectively. The between-day reproducibility of the hyperoxic response was 3.71% and 1.67% for flow index and vessel density, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Optical coherence tomography angiography with SSADA was able to detect a decrease in peripapillary retinal blood flow in response to hyperoxia. The response was larger than the variability of baseline measurements. The magnitude of an individual's hyperoxic response was highly variable between days. Thus, reliable assessment may require averaging multiple measurements.
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- Alex D Pechauer
- Casey Eye Institute Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Casey Eye Institute Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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Nelson ES, Mulugeta L, Myers JG. Microgravity-induced fluid shift and ophthalmic changes. Life (Basel) 2014; 4:621-65. [PMID: 25387162 PMCID: PMC4284461 DOI: 10.3390/life4040621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although changes to visual acuity in spaceflight have been observed in some astronauts since the early days of the space program, the impact to the crew was considered minor. Since that time, missions to the International Space Station have extended the typical duration of time spent in microgravity from a few days or weeks to many months. This has been accompanied by the emergence of a variety of ophthalmic pathologies in a significant proportion of long-duration crewmembers, including globe flattening, choroidal folding, optic disc edema, and optic nerve kinking, among others. The clinical findings of affected astronauts are reminiscent of terrestrial pathologies such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension that are characterized by high intracranial pressure. As a result, NASA has placed an emphasis on determining the relevant factors and their interactions that are responsible for detrimental ophthalmic response to space. This article will describe the Visual Impairment and Intracranial Pressure syndrome, link it to key factors in physiological adaptation to the microgravity environment, particularly a cephalad shifting of bodily fluids, and discuss the implications for ocular biomechanics and physiological function in long-duration spaceflight.
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- Emily S Nelson
- NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44135, USA.
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- Universities Space Research Association, Division of Space Life Sciences, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
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- NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44135, USA.
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Danielewska ME, Krzyżanowska-Berkowska P, Iskander DR. Glaucomatous and age-related changes in corneal pulsation shape. The ocular dicrotism. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102814. [PMID: 25032962 PMCID: PMC4102586 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To ascertain whether the incidence of ocular dicrotic pulse (ODP) increases with age, it is more pronounced in glaucomatous than in normal eyes and whether it is related to cardiovascular activity. METHODS 261 subjects aged 47 to 78 years were included in the study and classified into four groups: primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), glaucoma suspects with glaucomatous optic disc appearance (GODA) and the controls (CG). Additionally, in each group, subjects with ODP were divided into two age subgroups around the median age. A non-contact ultrasonic method was used to measure corneal indentation pulse (CIP) synchronically with the acquisition of electrocardiography (ECG) and blood pulse signals. ODP was assessed from the acquired signals that were numerically processed in a custom written program. RESULTS ODP incidence was about 78%, 66%, 66% and 84% for CG, GODA, POAG, and PACG group, respectively. With advancing age, the ODP incidence increased for all subjects (Δ = 12%), the highest being for the PACG and POAG groups (Δ = 30%). GODA group did not show an age-related increase in the incidence of ODP. CONCLUSIONS The ocular dicrotism, measured with non-contact ultrasonic method, was found to be a common phenomenon in elderly subjects. The increased ODP incidence in PACG and POAG group may correspond to either higher stiffness of glaucoma eyes, biochemical abnormalities in eye tissues, changes in ocular hemodynamics, may reflect the effect of medications or be a combination of all those factors. The results of GODA group suggest different mechanisms governing their ocular pulse that makes them less susceptible to generating ODP and having decreased predisposition to glaucoma.
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- Monika E. Danielewska
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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Pallikaris IG, Dastiridou AI, Tsilimbaris MK, Karyotakis NG, Ginis HS. Ocular rigidity. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/eop.10.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Laughlin MH, Davis MJ, Secher NH, van Lieshout JJ, Arce-Esquivel AA, Simmons GH, Bender SB, Padilla J, Bache RJ, Merkus D, Duncker DJ. Peripheral circulation. Compr Physiol 2013; 2:321-447. [PMID: 23728977 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Blood flow (BF) increases with increasing exercise intensity in skeletal, respiratory, and cardiac muscle. In humans during maximal exercise intensities, 85% to 90% of total cardiac output is distributed to skeletal and cardiac muscle. During exercise BF increases modestly and heterogeneously to brain and decreases in gastrointestinal, reproductive, and renal tissues and shows little to no change in skin. If the duration of exercise is sufficient to increase body/core temperature, skin BF is also increased in humans. Because blood pressure changes little during exercise, changes in distribution of BF with incremental exercise result from changes in vascular conductance. These changes in distribution of BF throughout the body contribute to decreases in mixed venous oxygen content, serve to supply adequate oxygen to the active skeletal muscles, and support metabolism of other tissues while maintaining homeostasis. This review discusses the response of the peripheral circulation of humans to acute and chronic dynamic exercise and mechanisms responsible for these responses. This is accomplished in the context of leading the reader on a tour through the peripheral circulation during dynamic exercise. During this tour, we consider what is known about how each vascular bed controls BF during exercise and how these control mechanisms are modified by chronic physical activity/exercise training. The tour ends by comparing responses of the systemic circulation to those of the pulmonary circulation relative to the effects of exercise on the regional distribution of BF and mechanisms responsible for control of resistance/conductance in the systemic and pulmonary circulations.
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- M Harold Laughlin
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, and the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
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Exercise-induced acute changes in systolic blood pressure do not alter choroidal thickness as measured by a portable spectral-domain optical coherence tomography device. Retina 2013; 33:160-5. [PMID: 22869027 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e3182618c22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To measure choroidal thickness in patients manifesting an acute change in systemic arterial blood pressure using a portable spectral-domain optical coherence tomography device (iVue). METHODS Fifteen patients (15 eyes) undergoing cardiac exercise stress testing were scanned using a portable spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system (iVue). Two scan protocols were used: cross line scan for measuring choroidal thickness and the retina map scan to measure retinal thickness. Each patient was scanned before and within 3 minutes after the stress test. Blood pressure was measured at the same time as the acquisition of the scans. Choroidal thickness was measured from the posterior edge of the retinal pigment epithelium to the choroid-sclera junction at 500-μm intervals up to 1,000 μm temporal and nasal to the fovea. Retinal thickness was measured by an automated software. All choroidal thickness measurements were performed by two independent observers. RESULTS Fifteen patients (15 eyes) with a mean age of 60.6 (±10.4 years) were scanned. There was a significant increase in systolic but not diastolic pressure after stress testing (P < 0.05). The mean choroidal thickness measurements showed no significant difference before and after exercise stress testing (P > 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference in retinal thickness before and after stress testing measurements (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION There was no change in choroidal thickness or retinal thickness, despite an acute change in the systemic systolic blood pressure induced by exercise.
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Zhang Y, San Emeterio Nateras O, Peng Q, Rosende CA, Duong TQ. Blood flow MRI of the human retina/choroid during rest and isometric exercise. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012; 53:4299-305. [PMID: 22661466 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-9384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate blood flow (BF) in the human retina/choroid during rest and handgrip isometric exercise using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS Four healthy volunteers (25-36 years old) in multiple sessions (1-3) on different days. MRI studies were performed on a 3-Tesla scanner using a custom-made surface coil (7×5cm in diameter) at the spatial resolution of 0.5×0.8×6.0 mm. BF was measured using the pseudo-continuous arterial-spin-labeling technique with background suppression and turbo-spin-echo acquisition. During MRI, subjects rested for 1 minute followed by 1 minute of handgrip, repeating three times, while maintaining stable eye fixation on a target with cued eye blinks at the end of each data acquisition (every 4.6 seconds). RESULTS Robust BF of the unanesthetized human retina/choroid was detected. Basal BF in the posterior retina/choroid was 149±48 mL/100 mL/min with a mean heart rate of 60±5 beats per minute, mean arterial pressure of 78±5 mm Hg, ocular perfusion pressure of 67±4 mm Hg at rest (mean±SD, n=4 subjects). Handgrip significantly increased retina/choroid BF by 25%±7%, heart rate by 19%±8%, mean arterial pressure by 22%±5% (measured at the middle of the handgrip task), and ocular perfusion pressure by 25%±6% (averaged across the entire handgrip task) (P<0.01), but did not change intraocular pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, end-tidal CO2, and respiration rate (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates a novel MRI application to image quantitative BF of the human retina/choroid during rest and isometric exercise. Retina/choroid BF increases during brief handgrip exercise, paralleling increases in mean arterial pressure. Handgrip exercise changes ocular perfusion pressure free of potential drug side effect and can be done in the MRI scanner. MRI offers quantitative BF with large field of view without depth limitation, potentially providing insights into retinal pathophysiology.
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- Yi Zhang
- Research Imaging Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Stalmans I, Vandewalle E, Anderson DR, Costa VP, Frenkel REP, Garhofer G, Grunwald J, Gugleta K, Harris A, Hudson C, Januleviciene I, Kagemann L, Kergoat H, Lovasik JV, Lanzl I, Martinez A, Nguyen QD, Plange N, Reitsamer HA, Sehi M, Siesky B, Zeitz O, Orgül S, Schmetterer L. Use of colour Doppler imaging in ocular blood flow research. Acta Ophthalmol 2011; 89:e609-30. [PMID: 21989301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02178.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The main objective of this report is to encourage consistent quality of testing and reporting within and between centres that use colour Doppler imaging (CDI) for assessment of retrobulbar blood flow. The intention of this review is to standardize methods in CDI assessment that are used widely, but not to exclude other approaches or additional tests that individual laboratories may choose or continue to use.
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- Ingeborg Stalmans
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Ikemura T, Someya N, Hayashi N. Autoregulation in the ocular and cerebral arteries during the cold pressor test and handgrip exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011; 112:641-6. [PMID: 21643919 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2016-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether autoregulation exerts similar effects in the ocular and cerebral vessels, which are both branches of the internal carotid artery. Ocular blood flow velocities, cerebral blood flow velocity and blood pressure were measured in 11 subjects during a 2-min resting period, static handgrip exercise (HG) and a cold pressor test (CPT). Blood velocity data for the superior and inferior temporal retinal arterioles (STRA and ITRA, respectively) and the retinal and choroidal vasculature (RCV) were obtained for 4 s during the measurement using laser speckle flowmetry. Mean blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAVmean) was measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasound. The conductance index (CI) of each vessel was calculated by dividing blood flow by mean arterial pressure. Blood flow velocity in the RCV increased by 19 ± 9% from resting baseline level during the CPT (P < 0.05), while blood flow in the STRA, ITRA and MCAVmean did not. The CI of the MCA decreased. The RCV blood flow velocity, ITRA blood flow and MCAVmean increased by 8 ± 1, 9 ± 3 and 11 ± 4%, respectively, during the HG (P < 0.05). Conversely, STRA blood flow remained unchanged. The HG did not significantly change the CI in any of the vessels measured. These findings suggest that cerebral blood flow velocity was maintained during the CPT, but autoregulation does not work well in the RCV during the CPT and HG.
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- Tsukasa Ikemura
- Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan
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Berisha F, Findl O, Lasta M, Kiss B, Schmetterer L. A study comparing ocular pressure pulse and ocular fundus pulse in dependence of axial eye length and ocular volume. Acta Ophthalmol 2010; 88:766-72. [PMID: 20337602 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01577.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE There is a long-standing discussion about whether myopia is associated with decreased choroidal blood flow, as suggested by pneumotonometric measurements of pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF). However, it has been noted previously that calculations of POBF depend on intraocular volume. METHODS In the present study we investigated this volume dependence through the comparison of ocular pressure pulse and ocular fundus pulse. Fifty-one healthy participants with different refractive errors participated in the study. Pulse amplitude (PA) and POBF were measured using pneumotonometry. Fundus pulsation amplitude (FPA) was measured with laser interferometry. Axial eye length (AEL) was measured with partial coherence interferometry. A mathematical model was used to calculate choroidal volume changes based on FPA. The ocular pressure pulse was converted into pulse volume (PV) according to the standard procedure used for pneumotonometry. RESULTS PA and POBF were found to decrease with increasing axial length (r = -0.55, p < 0.001 and r = -0.57, p < 0.001, respectively). A similar relationship existed for PV (r = -0.57, p < 0.001) and FPA (r = -0.46, p = 0.001). In addition, there was a significant association between PV and choroidal volume change during the cardiac cycle (r = 0.61, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The present study confirms experimentally that PA, FPA and POBF are dependent on ocular volume and indicates that the pulsatile component of ocular blood flow is not reduced in myopic patients. Accordingly, the relationship between AEL and POBF described previously appears to be a consequence of different ocular volumes. Our findings have important implications for studies using PA or POBF.
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- Fatmire Berisha
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Schmidl D, Garhofer G, Schmetterer L. The complex interaction between ocular perfusion pressure and ocular blood flow - relevance for glaucoma. Exp Eye Res 2010; 93:141-55. [PMID: 20868686 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy of unknown origin. The most important risk factor for the disease is an increased intraocular pressure (IOP). Reducing IOP is associated with reduced progression in glaucoma. Several recent large scale trials have indicated that low ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) is a risk factor for the incidence, prevalence and progression of the disease. This is a strong indicator that vascular factors are involved in the pathogenesis of the disease, a hypothesis that was formulated 150 years ago. The relation between OPP and blood flow to the posterior pole of the eye is, however, complex, because of a phenomenon called autoregulation. Autoregulatory processes attempt to keep blood flow constant despite changes in OPP. Although autoregulation has been observed in many experiments in the ocular vasculature the mechanisms underlying the vasodilator and vasoconstrictor responses in face of changes in OPP remain largely unknown. There is, however, recent evidence that the human choroid regulates its blood flow better during changes in blood pressure induced by isometric exercise than during changes in IOP induced by a suction cup. This may have consequences for our understanding of glaucoma, because it indicates that blood flow regulation is strongly dependent not only on OPP, but also on the level of IOP itself. Indeed there is data indicating that reduction of IOP by pharmacological intervention improves optic nerve head blood flow regulation independently of an ocular vasodilator effect.
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- Doreen Schmidl
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Metelitsina TI, Grunwald JE, DuPont JC, Ying GS. Effect of isometric exercise on choroidal blood flow in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Br J Ophthalmol 2010; 94:1629-31. [PMID: 20837789 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.176859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM We compared the regulatory responses induced by isometric exercise in control subjects and patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to investigate choroidal vascular regulation in AMD. METHODS Seventeen eyes of 17 patients with dry AMD in the study eye and 19 eyes of 19 controls were included in this study. Both groups were well matched for age, race and sex. Brachial artery blood pressure determinations and laser Doppler flowmetry (Oculix) measurements of relative foveolar choroidal blood velocity, volume and flow were obtained in the study eye of each subject during 30 s of baseline, and then during 3 min of isometric exercise consisting of squeezing a handgrip in each hand. Similar measurements were then also obtained during the 2 min following the cessation of exercise. Using non-paired, two-tailed t test, changes in circulatory parameters during exercise and following the end of exercise were compared between AMD patients and control subjects. The slope for the relationship between circulatory changes and perfusion pressure changes was calculated and compared between patients with AMD and controls using linear regression analysis. Analysis of data was performed in a masked fashion. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences between the changes in choroidal blood velocity, volume and flow observed in control subjects and patients with AMD during the isometric exercise phase and after exercise. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the response of the choroidal circulation to this type of isometric exercise resulting in a moderate increase in blood pressure does not seem to be affected by AMD.
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- Tatyana I Metelitsina
- Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Fercher AF. Optical coherence tomography - development, principles, applications. Z Med Phys 2009; 20:251-76. [PMID: 21134630 DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Revised: 10/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This paper presents a review of the development of optical coherence tomography (OCT), its principles and important applications. Basic OCT systems are described and the physical foundations of OCT signal properties and signal recording systems are reviewed. Recent examples of OCT applications in ophthalmology, cardiology, gastroenterology and dermatology outline the relevance of this advanced imaging modality in the medical field.
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- Adolf Friedrich Fercher
- ZBMTP - Medizinische Physik, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Straße 13, A-1090 Wien.
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Dragostinoff N, Werkmeister RM, Gröschl M, Schmetterer L. Depth-resolved measurement of ocular fundus pulsations by low-coherence tissue interferometry. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:054047. [PMID: 19895148 DOI: 10.1117/1.3251049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A device that allows for the measurement of ocular fundus pulsations at preselected axial positions of a subject's eye is presented. Unlike previously presented systems, which only allow for observation of the strongest reflecting retinal layer, our system enables the measurement of fundus pulsations at a preselected ocular layer. For this purpose the sample is illuminated by light of low temporal coherence. The layer is then selected by positioning one mirror of a Michelson interferometer according to the depth of the layer. The device contains a length measurement system based on partial coherence interferometry and a line scan charge-coupled device camera for recording and online inspection of the fringe system. In-vivo measurements in healthy humans are performed as proof of principle. The algorithms used for enhancing the recorded images are briefly introduced. The contrast of the observed interference pattern is evaluated for different positions of the measurement mirror and at various distances from the front surface of the cornea. The applications of such a system may be wide, including assessment of eye elongation during myopia development and blood-flow-related changes in intraocular volume.
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- Nikolaus Dragostinoff
- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Wahringer Strasse 13, Vienna 1090, Austria
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Kozobolis VP, Detorakis ET, Konstas AG, Achtaropoulos AK, Diamandides ED. Retrobulbar blood flow and ophthalmic perfusion in maximum dynamic exercise. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2008; 36:123-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01646.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Riva CE, Schmetterer L. Microcirculation of the Ocular Fundus. Microcirculation 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374530-9.00018-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Das Normaldruckglaukom – systemische Erkrankung oder lokales Phänomen? SPEKTRUM DER AUGENHEILKUNDE 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s00717-007-0194-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Rose PA, Hudson C. Comparison of retinal arteriolar and venular variability in healthy subjects. Microvasc Res 2007; 73:35-8. [PMID: 17137608 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2006] [Revised: 09/30/2006] [Accepted: 10/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Study of retinal autoregulation is important because vascular dysfunction is a precursor of many retinal diseases. Previous research has focused on venular blood flow because the minimal venular pulsatility was thought to provide more reproducible results. This study compared the variability of arteriolar and venular blood flow measurements in response to isocapnic hyperoxia, a provocation known to constrict blood vessels and reduce blood velocity. Data was collected using a non-invasive laser Doppler instrument that permitted the simultaneous measurement of retinal blood velocity and vessel diameter, allowing the derivation of blood flow. Measurements were collected from 20 young subjects before, during and after exposure to hyperoxia. Isocapnia was maintained throughout hyperoxia using a previously validated sequential re-breathing circuit. Arteriolar and venular diameters decreased during hyperoxia by 8.7% (p=0.0001) and 14.2% (p=0.0001), respectively. Hyperoxia caused significant decreases in arteriolar and venular blood velocity (31.2%, p=0.0001 and 18.0%, p=0.0001, respectively) and flow (43.2%, p=0.0001 and 40.0%, p=0.0002, respectively). The coefficients of variation for intra-individual measurements of diameter, velocity and flow were comparable in magnitude between the two vessel types. Measures of arteriolar pulsatility, such as Pulsatility ratio, Resistivity ratio and Pulsatility index, increased significantly during hyperoxia, indicating increased downstream vascular resistance. We conclude that retinal arterioles and venules provide equally reproducible results for autoregulation studies and that arteriolar pulsatility profiles provide additional useful information regarding vascular resistance.
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- Patricia A Rose
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada M5T 2S8
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Morgan AJ, Hosking SL. Non-invasive vascular impedance measures demonstrate ocular vasoconstriction during isometric exercise. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 91:385-90. [PMID: 17050584 PMCID: PMC1857680 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.098574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIMS The calculation of impedance for a vascular network is a common method used in circulation studies. Impedance indices (the ratios of the harmonics of pressure to the harmonics of flow) provide the investigator with a measure of the opposition to blood flow in a pulsatile system and are a proven indicator for vasculopathy. Previous studies investigating the eye's opposition to blood flow have concentrated on simple measures of resistance (the ratio of mean pressure difference to mean flow) which are more appropriate to a steady state or non-pulsatile system. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate a new, non-invasive, method to determine the vascular impedance of the eye during the known physiologic stress of sustained isometric exercise. METHODS Waveforms of ocular blood flow and carotid arterial blood pressure were measured non-invasively. Ocular blood flow waveforms were calculated using the Langham-Silver method by measuring the small fluctuations in intraocular pressure intraocular pressure over time with a high fidelity pneumatonometer. Carotid arterial blood pressure waveforms were determined using a SphygmoCor electronic tonometer held over the common carotid artery of the neck. Both waveforms were recorded simultaneously in normal volunteers under two conditions: (1) a baseline resting state and (2) during sustained isometric exercise. The components of the two waveforms (the harmonics) were calculated using a Fast Fourier transform and expressed as a ratio in order to determine a set of impedance values for each condition. The first four impedance values were calculated. RESULTS 12 volunteers (six male: six female) with a mean age of 27 years (range 22-32 years) were recruited to the study. In comparison to baseline resting conditions, mean carotid blood pressure and heart rate both increased significantly during exercise: baseline mean carotid blood pressure, 82.6+/-8.2 mm Hg vs exercise mean carotid blood pressure, 93.8+/-12.8 mm Hg (p<0.001); baseline pulse rate, 64.6+/-9.1 BP(m) vs exercise pulse rate, 71.8+/-9.7 BP(m) (p<0.001). Compared to resting conditions, the first and third impedance values demonstrated significant change during exercise: the first impedance value rose (83.9+/-25.6 mm Hg-s/microl to 117.1 +/- 40.9 mm Hg-s/microl, p = 0.01) and the third impedance value fell (487.9 +/- 294.7 mm Hg-s/microl to 248.3+/-206.8 mm Hg-s/microl, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates, for the first time, a practical non-invasive method of calculating an index of impedance moduli for the pulsatile quotient of blood flow to the eye. Furthermore, during controlled isometric exercise, the impedance moduli displayed changes consistent with that known for a vascular system during vasoconstriction. The calculation of impedance moduli for the eye therefore shows promise for future investigations into ocular conditions where vascular obstruction is an aetiological factor.
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Kaeser P, Orgül S, Zawinka C, Reinhard G, Flammer J. Influence of change in body position on choroidal blood flow in normal subjects. Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89:1302-5. [PMID: 16170121 PMCID: PMC1772871 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.067884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIM To compare subfoveal choroidal blood flow (ChBF) in sitting and supine positions in normal volunteers. METHODS ChBF was measured with laser Doppler flowmetry in 22 healthy volunteers of mean (SD) age 24 (5) years. Six independent measurements of ChBF were obtained in one randomly selected eye of each subject while seated. The subjects then assumed a supine position for 30 minutes and a new series of six measurements was obtained. The mean values of the two series were calculated. Systemic brachial artery blood pressure and intraocular pressure were measured in the sitting and supine positions. Ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) was calculated based on formulae derived from ophthalmodynamometric studies. The influence of changing OPP during change in body posture on the change in ChBF was assessed by linear regression analysis. RESULTS ChBF decreased by 6.6% (p = 0.0017) in the supine position. The estimated ophthalmic blood pressure in the supine position was adjusted to obtain a result of no change in OPP for no change in ChBF, yielding a mean decrease in the estimate of OPP of 6.7% (p = 0.0002). The necessary adjustment for the estimate of OPP in the supine position suggested a marked buffering of the change in perfusion pressure by the carotid system. The relative decrease in OPP correlated significantly with the relative decrease in ChBF (R(2) = 0.20; p = 0.036) with a slope for the regression line of 1.04. CONCLUSIONS The comparable degree of change in ChBF and OPP and the linear relationship between the two parameters suggest a passive response of the choroidal circulation to a change in posture. In contrast, the carotid system seems to control the gradient in perfusion pressure closely between the heart and its branches.
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- P Kaeser
- University Eye Clinic Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, P O Box, CH-4012 Basel, Switzerland
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Weigert G, Findl O, Luksch A, Rainer G, Kiss B, Vass C, Schmetterer L. Effects of Moderate Changes in Intraocular Pressure on Ocular Hemodynamics in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Healthy Controls. Ophthalmology 2005; 112:1337-42. [PMID: 16024084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2004] [Accepted: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE There is some indirect evidence for altered autoregulation in patients with glaucoma, but only a few studies have measured ocular blood flow directly during changes in ocular perfusion pressure. The present study was designed to compare pulsatile choroidal blood flow and optic nerve head (ONH) blood flow during moderate increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal controls. DESIGN Two nonrandomized studies comparing blood flow responses in glaucoma patients and controls in an open design. PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS Sixteen patients with POAG glaucoma and 16 healthy gender-matched and age-matched controls were included in the choroidal blood flow experiments. The ONH blood flow experiment was performed in 14 POAG patients and 14 healthy gender-matched and age-matched controls. METHODS In the first study, pulsatile choroidal blood flow was assessed by laser interferometric measurement of fundus pulsation amplitude (FPA). In the second study, ONH blood flow was measured using laser Doppler flowmetry. In both cohorts, the IOP was increased stepwise by 10 and 20 mmHg using a suction cup. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Fundus pulsation amplitude and ONH blood flow. RESULTS The baseline values of FPA and ONH blood flow were lower in glaucoma patients as compared with age-matched and gender-matched healthy controls. In patients with POAG, FPA decreased by -4.5+/-5.8% and -11.3+/-4.9% during elevation of IOP of 10 and 20 mmHg, respectively. These results were not different from the results in healthy controls, where FPA decreased by -5.1+/-3.4% and -12.2+/-4.9% at the 2 pressure levels (P = 0.23 between groups). Optic nerve head blood flow showed no changes during the increase of IOP of 10 and 20 mmHg in either of the 2 groups (glaucoma patients, +2.1+/-14.7% and -0.8+/-15.2%; healthy controls, +4.3+/-12.0% and +0.2+/-14.2%; P = 0.83 between groups). CONCLUSIONS The present study does not provide evidence for altered autoregulation in patients with POAG during a moderate increase in IOP. However, these results do not necessarily contradict the concept of vascular dysregulation in glaucoma.
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- Günther Weigert
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Okuno T, Sugiyama T, Kohyama M, Kojima S, Oku H, Ikeda T. Ocular blood flow changes after dynamic exercise in humans. Eye (Lond) 2005; 20:796-800. [PMID: 16021186 DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate control mechanisms for ocular blood flow changes after dynamic exercise using two different methods. METHODS Changes over time in the tissue blood flow in the retina and choroid-retina of healthy volunteers were determined after dynamic exercise (Master's double two-step test), using scanning laser Doppler flowmetry (SLDF) and laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG). Changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), blood pressure, plasma CO(2) gas concentration (pCO(2)), and levels of nitric oxide (NO) metabolites were examined. RESULTS Retinal blood flow measured by SLDF increased significantly only at 15 min after exercise. In contrast, normalized blur (NB) values in the choroid-retina, obtained by LSFG, increased significantly up to 60 min after exercise. Ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), calculated from IOP and blood pressure, increased significantly immediately and 15 min after exercise. The plasma NO metabolite levels increased significantly, although pCO(2) levels were unchanged. CONCLUSIONS Dynamic exercise changes OPP and produces increased tissue blood flow in the retina in the immediate postexercise period, while blood flow increases more persistently in the choroid-retina. Difference in control of blood flow in these two regions may be related to stronger autoregulatory mechanism of blood flow in the retina. Nitric oxide may play a role in the regulation of blood flow.
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- T Okuno
- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
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Bayerle-Eder M, Kolodjaschna J, Wolzt M, Polska E, Gasic S, Schmetterer L. Effect of a nifedipine induced reduction in blood pressure on the association between ocular pulse amplitude and ocular fundus pulsation amplitude in systemic hypertension. Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89:704-8. [PMID: 15923506 PMCID: PMC1772699 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.062661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ocular pressure/volume relation, which is described by the Friedenwald equation, forms the basis of intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement with Schiotz tonometry and measurement of pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) with pneumotonometry. Changes in intraocular volume during the cardiac cycle are caused by arterial inflow and venous outflow and are accompanied by changes in IOP. The relation between volume and pressure changes is dependent on the elastic properties of the eye coats as described by the ocular rigidity coefficient. Previous studies indicate that there is a vascular contribution to ocular rigidity and that the volume/pressure relationship may depend on the mean arterial pressure. METHODS The effect of a nifedipine induced reduction in systemic blood pressure on pulse amplitude (PA) as assessed with pneumotonometry and fundus pulsation amplitude (FPA), as measured with laser interferometry was investigated in 16 untreated patients with moderate to severe systemic hypertension (mean arterial pressure 123 (SD 12) mm Hg). RESULTS The ratio between PA and FPA was taken as a measure of the ocular rigidity coefficient. Nifedipine reduced mean arterial pressure by 17.3% and increased pulse rate by 11.0% (p<0.001 each). Whereas PA was significantly reduced after administration of nifedipine (-15.6%; p<0.001), FPA remained unchanged. Accordingly, the ratio of PA/FPA was reduced from 0.86 mm Hg/mum to 0.73 mm Hg/mum after administration of nifedipine. CONCLUSION These data are in keeping with previous animal experiments indicating a blood pressure dependent vascular component to the rigidity of the eye coats in vivo. This needs to be taken into account for measurement of IOP with Schiotz tonometry and POBF with pneumotonometry.
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- M Bayerle-Eder
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Austria, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Polska E, Polak K, Luksch A, Fuchsjager-Mayrl G, Petternel V, Findl O, Schmetterer L. Twelve hour reproducibility of choroidal blood flow parameters in healthy subjects. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88:533-7. [PMID: 15031172 PMCID: PMC1772102 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.028480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIMS/BACKGROUND To investigate the reproducibility and potential diurnal variation of choroidal blood flow parameters in healthy subjects over a period of 12 hours. METHODS The choroidal blood flow parameters of 16 healthy non-smoking subjects were measured at five time points during the day (8:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, and 20:00). Outcome parameters were pulsatile ocular blood flow as assessed by pneumotonometry, fundus pulsation amplitude as assessed by laser interferometry, blood velocities in the opthalmic and posterior ciliary arteries as assessed by colour Doppler imaging, and choroidal blood flow, volume, and velocity as assessed by fundus camera based laser Doppler flowmetry. The coefficient of variation and the maximum change from baseline in an individual were calculated for each outcome parameter. RESULTS None of the techniques used found a diurnal variation in choroidal blood flow. Coefficients of variation were within 2.9% and 13.6% for all outcome parameters. The maximum change from baseline in an individual was much higher, ranging from 11.2% to 58.8%. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that in healthy subjects the selected techniques provide adequate reproducibility to be used in clinical studies. Variability may, however, be considerably higher in older subjects or subjects with ocular disease. The higher individual differences in flow parameter readings limit the use of the techniques in clinical practice. To overcome problems with measurement validity, a clinical trial should include as many choroidal blood flow outcome parameters as possible to check for consistency.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Fuchsjäger-Mayrl G, Polska E, Malec M, Schmetterer L. Unilateral light-dark transitions affect choroidal blood flow in both eyes. Vision Res 2001; 41:2919-24. [PMID: 11701184 DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(01)00171-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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There is recent evidence that the perfusion of the choroid changes during dark-light transitions. We set out to investigate this response in more detail and to elucidate possible mechanisms involved in this process. For this purpose, the effect of dark-light transitions on choroidal perfusion was studied in healthy subjects. Choroidal blood flow and ocular fundus pulsation amplitude were measured as indices of choroidal perfusion during dark-light transitions using laser Doppler flowmetry and laser interferometry, respectively. In the first experiment, subjects were first kept in room light for 20 min, then light conditions were changed to darkness for 20 min, and thereafter, subjects were exposed to room light again. Both choroidal parameters decreased (-12% to -14%) during darkness but returned to baseline after the final room light period. In the second experiment, the index eye underwent the same procedure, whereas the contralateral eye was kept in light throughout the experiment. Choroidal haemodynamic parameters in the index eye reacted in a way comparable to that seen in the first experiment. The eye that was kept in light also reacted, but the effect tended to be less pronounced than that seen in the index eye (-8% to -10%). The observation that choroidal blood flow in both eyes reacts during unilateral light-dark transitions indicates that choroidal perfusion rate is adapted to retinal illumination conditions by neural control mechanisms.
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- G Fuchsjäger-Mayrl
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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