Assessment of body mass index (BMI) as an independent factor affecting intra ocular pressure (IOP)
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
To analyze a correlation between obesity and intraocular pressure IOP in Indian cohort To find a possible correlation between body mass index BMI and intra ocular pressure IOP To study whether BMI can be an independent factor affecting IOPMaterials and Methods A total of 100 patients in age group of 40 to 60 years who came to ophthalmology OPD from 10 am to 12 pm fulfilling the inclusion criteria were subjected to Goldmann applanation tonometry gold standard for measurement of IOP after obtaining the informed consents from them Three recording were obtained in each eye and arithmetic mean of all three reading taken as a intraocular pressure BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meter squared measured with patients wearing a light weight hospital gownThe data were statistically analyzed using appropriate test of significance using SPSS software version160Results The statistical parameter used to analyze the data and the correlation of BMI and IOP was the pearson correlation in this study there is no evidence of significant positive relationship between body mass index as a measure of obesity and the intraocular pressure as evidenced by Pearson correlation with value of 0038 with p0164 being highly insignificantConclusion The current study shows that body mass index which is a measure of obesity is not an independent risk factor for increase in intra ocular pressureKeywords Body mass index Intra ocular pressure Goldmann applanation tonometry
Authors and Affiliations
Smita K Kadu, Nilesh Balaji Giri, Santosh Yadawrao Ingle, Neha Chandrashekhar Yerawar
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