PURPOSE: To study whether topical ibopamine effectively increases the intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypotony after vitreoretinal surgery,uveitis,or penetrating trauma. DESIGN: A prospective randomized,d...PURPOSE: To study whether topical ibopamine effectively increases the intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypotony after vitreoretinal surgery,uveitis,or penetrating trauma. DESIGN: A prospective randomized,double-blind,placebo controlled,crossover study. METHODS: In ten patients with ocular hypotony,an ibopamine 2% solution or placebo eyedrop was administered at 8 am and frequent applanation tonometry was performed during 10 hours on 2 days,2 weeks apart. RESULTS: The mean IOP integral after administration of ibopamine was 2.4 mm Hg higher (95% CI for median difference in AUC over 480 minutes .010) compared with placebo. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study show that an ibopamine 2% eyedrop twice a day may increase the IOP for a period of over 8 hours in patients with hypotony.展开更多
文摘PURPOSE: To study whether topical ibopamine effectively increases the intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypotony after vitreoretinal surgery,uveitis,or penetrating trauma. DESIGN: A prospective randomized,double-blind,placebo controlled,crossover study. METHODS: In ten patients with ocular hypotony,an ibopamine 2% solution or placebo eyedrop was administered at 8 am and frequent applanation tonometry was performed during 10 hours on 2 days,2 weeks apart. RESULTS: The mean IOP integral after administration of ibopamine was 2.4 mm Hg higher (95% CI for median difference in AUC over 480 minutes .010) compared with placebo. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study show that an ibopamine 2% eyedrop twice a day may increase the IOP for a period of over 8 hours in patients with hypotony.