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Vinay Nangia, MD; Krishna Bhojwani, MD; Arshia Matin, MD; Ajit Sinha, MD; Jost B. Jonas, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(3):339-340.

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Because intraocular pressure and arterial blood pressure counteract each other with respect to the so-called ocular perfusion pressure, it was the purpose of this study to assess a potential relationship between intraocular pressure and the arterial blood pressure.

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The Central India Eye and Medical Study is a population-based study in central India carried out in villages about 40 km from Nagpur.¹ The medical ethics committee of Heidelberg University approved the study and all of the participants gave informed consent. We describe an interim analysis of the examination of individuals in 6 villages for which the recruitment was completed. Of 4291 individuals aged 30 years or older, 3393 participated (response rate, 79.1%). Intraocular pressure was measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry, and central corneal thickness was measured by ultrasonographic pachymetry. The intraobserver agreement expressed as a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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