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The role of eye size in its pressure and motility
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Author: Harry H Mark
Published Date October 2007
Volume 2007:1(2) Pages 105 - 109
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S
Harry H Mark
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract: A theoretical model demonstrates the influence of the globe’s size on the effects of its intraocular pressure (IOP) and on its motility. Large globes seem more susceptible to the damaging consequences of elevated IOP, and move with greater difficulty than small ones. Routine measurement of axial length (AxL) may accordingly enhance precision in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma and strabismus.
Keywords: axial length, glaucoma, intraocular pressure, motility, strabismus
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