INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP) WITH QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH 100%GUARANTEED SUCCESS .

INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP) WITH
QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH
100%GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
IntraoculargPressureg(IOP)g-gCORRECTgANSWER-
thegfluidgpressureginsidegthegeye,gisgnecessarygtoginflategthegeyegandgmaintaingproper
gshapegandgopticalgpropertiesgofgthegglobe,gandgisgangimportantgaspectgingthegevaluat

iongofgpatientsgatgriskgfromgdisease

HighgIntraoculargPressureg(IOP)g-gCORRECTgANSWER-
leadsgtogopticgnervegdamageg(glaucoma)

LowgIntraoculargPressureg(IOP)g-gCORRECTgANSWER-
indicatesgag"sick"geyegfromgdisease,ginflammation,gorginjury

PropergShapegandgOpticalgPropertiesgofgthegGlobeg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
aregmaintainedgbyginflationgofgthegeyegviagIOP

CiliarygBodyg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
epitheliumglininggthegciliarygprocessesgthatgsecretesgaqueousgatgagrategofg2.5-2.75gμ
L/min

Aqueousg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
isgsecretedgbygthegciliarygbody,gflowsgfromgthegposteriorgchambergtogtheganteriorgcha
mber,gandgdrainsgoutergthroughgthegtrabeculargmeshworkgtogSchlemm'sgcanalgandgt
heguveoscleralgpathways

Tonometryg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
thegmethodgwegusegtogmeasuregIOPg(screensgforgglaucoma)

Glaucomag-gCORRECTgANSWER-
whengthegpressuregingthegeyegisgtooghighgforgthegeyegandgdamagegoccursgtogthegopticg
nervegwithgresultantgcharacteristicgfieldglossg(cangoccurgwithghighgorgnormalgpressu
resgandgisgthegnumberg1gcausegofgirreversiblegblindness)

mmHgg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
unitgwhichgmostgtonometersgaregcalibratedgtogmeasuregIOP

GlaucomagTreatmentgOptionsg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
eyegdrops,goralgmedication,gsurgery,gdiscretegIOPgmeasurements

, GlaucomagChallengesg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
infrequentgpressuregrecordings,geyegpressuregfluctuates,gslowgassessmentgofgtreatm
ents

10-21gmmHgg-gCORRECTgANSWER-normalgIOPgrange

21gmmHgg-gCORRECTgANSWER-upperglimitgofgnormalgIOP

5-7%g-gCORRECTgANSWER-
percentgofgthegpopulationgwhoghavegnormalgIOPgexceedingg21gmmHg

98%g-gCORRECTgANSWER-
percentgofgthegnormalgpopulationgwhoghavegagdifferencegingIOPgbetweengtheirgeyesgo
fglessgthang4gmmHg

4gmmHgg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
amountgofgIOPgasymmetrygbetweengeyesgthatgsuggestsgpathology

LonggTermgInfluencesgongIOPg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
geneticsgandgfamilyghistory,gage,ggender,grace,grefractivegerror,gseasonalgvariation

ShortgTermgInfluencesgongIOPg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
heartbeat,gbreathing,gdiurnalgvariation,gsystemicgconditions,gintraoculargconditions,g
posturalgvariation,geyelidgmovement,gdoctorgtechnique,gexertion,gepiscleralgvenousg
pressure

IOPgPhenotypeg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
isgdeterminedgbygatgleastg2gorgmoreggenesgongatgleastg2gorgmoregchromosomesgwithg
environmentalgfactorsg(polygenicgandgmultifactorial)

HighlygHeritableg-gCORRECTgANSWER-describesgtheggeneticsgofgIOP

IncreasedgIOPgwithgAgeg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
isgmostlygaccountedgforgbygincreasedgBP,gobesity,gpulsegrate,gandgreducedgfacilitygofg
aqueousgoutflowgandguveoscleralgoutflow

IOPgofgFemalesg-gCORRECTgANSWER-isghighergthangthatgofgmalesg(0.7gmmHg)

IOPgofgBlacksg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
isghighergthangthatgofgwhitesg(ex.g18.7gvs.g16.5,gmayghavegtogdogwithgthinnergcorneas
)

IncreasedgAxialgLengthgandgMyopiag-gCORRECTgANSWER-
refractivegerrorsgthatgcangresultgingincreasedgIOP

Winterg-gCORRECTgANSWER-seasongingwhichgmeangIOPgisghighest