24-h monitoring devices and nyctohemeral rhythms of intraocular pressure

The objective of this article is to present the contributions of these new 24-h monitoring devices for the study of the nyctohemeral rhythms. In healthy subjects and untreated glaucoma subjects, a nyctohemeral rhythm is consistently found and frequently characterized by a mean diurnal IOP lower than the mean nocturnal IOP, with a diurnal bathyphase – usually in the middle or at the end of the afternoon – and a nocturnal acrophase, usually in the middle or at the end of the night.
Source: Progress in Retinal and Eye Research - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research