Professional paper

Hyperbaric oxygen dose of choice in the treatment of glaucoma

L. Bojić ; Department of Ophthalmology, New Hospital, Split, Croatia
H. Kovačević ; Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, NaVal Medical Institute, Split, Croatia
D. Andrić ; Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, NaVal Medical Institute, Split, Croatia
D. Romanović ; Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, NaVal Medical Institute, Split, Croatia
N.M. Petri ; Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, NaVal Medical Institute, Split, Croatia

Abstract

The subjects in the study were 111 patients with open angle glaucoma who were submitted to treatment by hyperbaric oxygenation. Two groups were formed at random, an experimental one of 91 patients and a control group of 20 patients. The experimental group consisted of four subgroups classified according to the course of treatment they received: 31) sessions (31 patients), 20 sessions (20 patients), 15 sessions (20 patients) and 10 sessions (20 patients). For the treatment a large walk-in recompression chamber was utilized, once a day, at a pressure of 2.0 bars, for 90 minutes. Visual acuity and mean intraocular pressure values taken before and after hyperbaric oxygen treatment did not show a statistically significant difference either between the treated and control subjects, or at conlrol examinations after three and six months. During the follow-up period, changes in the visual field area in conlrol subjects were discrete and statistically not significant. At the same time the visual field values increased after the therapy in all the subgroups. In the 10-session course subgroup the increase was not statistically significant. In all other subgroups, statistical significance was at the level of P<0.01. Control after ihree months demonstrated the same level of statistical significance; control al the end of six months failed to show a statistically significant difference. The 20-session course is recommended for initial treatment. When visual field values return to 50 per cent of the improved values achieved during initial treatment, it is suggested that hyperbaric oxygen treatment be repeated.

Keywords

hyperbaric oxygenation; intraocular pressure; open angle glaucoma; visual field

Hrčak ID:

147243

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/147243

Publication date:

26.1.1994.

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