A Study on the Intraocular Pressure of Koreans Part 1: The Intraocular Pressure(I.O.P.) of 405 Normal Koreans.

Kim, Hi Soo; Kim, Soon Chang; Choi, Kwang Sook

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1963;4(1):23-26.

A Study on the Intraocular Pressure of Koreans Part 1: The Intraocular Pressure(I.O.P.) of 405 Normal Koreans.

Hi Soo Kim, Soon Chang Kim, Kwang Sook Choi

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Ewha Women's University, Korea.

한국인안압에 (韓國人眼壓) 관한 (關) 연구 (硏究)

김순창(Soon Chang Kim),김희수(Hee Soo Kim),최광숙(Kwang Sook Choi)

Abstract

The normal intraocular pressure which are known to us are the standards of ocular pressure obtained by testing foreigners. According to the reports, the scope of normal I.O.P. is 15-25 mmHg. However, in the case of our neighboring Japanese the scope of normal I.O.P. is 10-15 mmHg and its average is 18.11 mmHg by Schiotz's tonometer. In order to study the I.O.P. of Korean, the writers of this report have tested 405 normal persons(810 eyes) and herewith report the results obtained from the tests. Conclusion: 1. The I.O.P. of 405 normal Koreans is as follows. Reliability range: 12-19 mmHg, Average Value: 15.5 mmHg. 2. As for the diurnal variation, the minimum mean of 10.8 mmHg was found at 1.00 P.M. and the maximum mean of 16.5 mmHg was found at 7.00 A.M. the standard error in each was 0.28 and 0.50 respectively and its difference was 4.5. 3. No difference was found by age or sex.