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Relationship between body mass index and intraocular pressure
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Abstract
Background: Obesity is considered a major public health problem and it has been linked with eye diseases such as cataract and glaucoma, as it has an effect on intraocular pressure. The purpose: of the current study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index and intraocular pressure. Subjects: 450 Egyptian subjects their age ranged from 30 to 60 years old clinically and medically stable during the study without any known systemic diseases were included in this study. Materials and Methods: Investigation was done to evaluate BMI and IOP. BMI was calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters and IOP was measured in mmHg by using Goldmann Applanation Tonometer. Subjects were assigned into three groups according to their BMI: group (A): their BMI was < 25 Kg/m2 (underweight and normal subjects), group (B): their BMI was (25 to < 30) Kg/m2 (overweight subjects) and group (C): their BMI was {u2265} 30 Kg/m2 (obese subjects), their mean age was (48.91 ) years, mean BMI was (28.4006 ) Kg/m² and mean IOP was (17.7416 Data obtained from all groups to examine intraocular pressure in relation to BMI were statistically analysed and compared with each other