Abstract

IOP is one of the vital factors whose maintenance within normal limit is essential for serve its normal function. IOP is influenced by various factors like smoking, alcohol, hypertension, sex hormones, pregnancy, medications etc. Changes in IOP are directly and significantly associated with changes in systemic blood pressure with the age. Increase in IOP leads to glaucoma. Glaucoma is second only to cataract as leading cause of blindness. Population based study have revealed prevalence of glaucoma in India to be 11.9 million and 60.5 million in the world by the year 2010 out of which approximately half are undiagnosed. So control of IOP within the normal range is necessary. A total number of 100 postmenopausal women with age group of 45 to 55 were included in the study. They were divided into two groups of each 50 normotensive and hypertensive. Blood pressure was recorded in right arm supine position by using sphygmomanometer by both palpatory and auscultatory method averages of three recordings were taken. IOP was recorded by using Goldmann’s Applanation Tonometer. Results were analysed by using student t test. A P- value of <0.05 was taken as a statistically significant. Our study showed that there was a significant increase in IOP in hypertensive postmenopausal women compared to normotensive postmenopausal women

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