Reddy Sagili Chandrasekhara, Mohan Satagopam Mitti
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Int J Ophthalmol. 2010;3(4):326-7. doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2010.04.11. Epub 2010 Dec 18.
To determine the asymmetry in the sympathetic activity in the eyes as indicated by intraocular pressure (IOP).
In a prospective cross sectional study, the IOP in 150 newborns, 80 young adults and 159 old people was measured with Tono-Pen under topical anaesthesia.
The mean IOP in the newborns was 16.16mmHg in right eye and 15.79mmHg in left eye; in young adults 15.04mmHg in right eye and 14.71 in left eye; in old people 15.16 in right eye and 15.03 in left eye. A statistically significant higher IOP was noted in the right eye in the newborns (P=0.03) and in young adults (P=0.02), but not in the old people (P=0.26). The higher IOP in the right eye indicates the lowered sympathetic activity in that eye.
We hypothesize that the sympathetic asymmetry in the bilaterally placed organs helps to establish the dominant pattern of the organ in the body.
根据眼压(IOP)确定眼睛交感神经活动的不对称性。
在一项前瞻性横断面研究中,使用Tono-Pen眼压计在表面麻醉下测量了150名新生儿、80名年轻人和159名老年人的眼压。
新生儿右眼平均眼压为16.16mmHg,左眼为15.79mmHg;年轻人右眼平均眼压为15.04mmHg,左眼为14.71mmHg;老年人右眼平均眼压为15.16mmHg,左眼为15.03mmHg。新生儿(P=0.03)和年轻人(P=0.02)中右眼眼压在统计学上显著更高,但老年人中无此现象(P=0.26)。右眼较高的眼压表明该眼交感神经活动降低。
我们推测,双侧器官中的交感神经不对称性有助于确立身体中器官的优势模式。