Clinical Study The Increase of Intra-Abdominal Pressure Can Affect Intraocular Pressure

Copyright © 2015 Ilhan Ece et al.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative CommonsAttribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. This study aims to explore the usage of intraocular pressure measurements as the early indicator of the increase in intra-abdominal pressure.Methods. In this prospective study, 40 patients undergoing elective surgerywere included. Patientswere divided into four groups of 10 patients. The control group (Group C) was not subjected to laparoscopic intervention. Laparoscopic surgery was, respectively, performed with an intra-abdominal pressure of 9, 12, and 15mmHg in Groups L (low), M (medium), and H (high pressure). Intraocular pressurewasmeasured binocularly in each patient at three different times (before, during, and end of surgery) using a contact tonometer. Results. Patients ’ gender, age, body mass index (BMI), American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class, and operative times were not different among the groups. No complications occurred with either the surgery or measurement of intraocular pressure. Intubation was associated with a severe rise in IOP