Rajendra D H's scientific contributions

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BACKGROUND: Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP) can be altered by changing body position. Very few studies are available in the Indian subjects. AIM: To study the effect of changes in the body position from upright posture to supine to head down tilt of - 60 0 . MATERIALS AND M ETHODS: The study group consisted of 60 subjects, 35 boys and 25 girls in t...

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... [8] Studies have shown that intraocular pressure increases in both normal individuals and subjects with glaucoma when they change from sitting to lying positions. [9][10][11] This increase in intraocular pressure which occurs on assuming the supine position has been attributed to an increase in episcleral venous pressure which was noted to be constant throughout the day but increased on assuming the supine position. [12] The posture-induced intraocular pressure variation has been noted to be even higher in glaucomatous eyes. ...