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Original Research

Effects of different sleeping positions on intraocular pressure in secondary open-angle glaucoma and glaucoma suspect patients

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Pages 1347-1357 | Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Figures & data

Table 1 Probability values (N=176)

Table 2 High responders vs low responders average cohort values and P-values

Table 3 Changes in clinical variables

Figure 1 IOP changes (mmHg) from sitting to recumbent positions in this study (N=176 trials).

Abbreviations: IOP, intraocular pressure; PDG, pigmentary dispersion glaucoma; PDS, pigmentary dispersion syndrome.
Figure 1 IOP changes (mmHg) from sitting to recumbent positions in this study (N=176 trials).

Figure 2 IOP changes (%) from sitting to recumbent positions in this study (N=176 trials).

Abbreviations: IOP, intraocular pressure; PDG, pigmentary dispersion glaucoma; PDS, pigmentary dispersion syndrome.
Figure 2 IOP changes (%) from sitting to recumbent positions in this study (N=176 trials).

Figure 3 Average IOP values in head up (negative) and down (positive) positions in 3 prior studies.

Notes: The image shows an increasing IOP change with increasing body inversion. Red is Carlson et al,Citation43 green is Linder et al,Citation18 and blue is Tarrkanen and Leikola.Citation48 Head position in degrees – negative = up and positive = down.
Abbreviation: IOP, intraocular pressure.
Figure 3 Average IOP values in head up (negative) and down (positive) positions in 3 prior studies.